{"product_id":"anselms-argument-divine-necessity-hardcover-2","title":"Anselm's Argument: Divine Necessity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Leftow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnselm of Canterbury gave the first modal \"ontological\" argument for God's existence. Yet, despite its distinct originality, philosophers have mostly avoided the question of what modal concepts the argument uses, and whether Anselm's metaphysics entitles him to use them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, Brian Leftow sets out Anselm's modal metaphysics. He argues that Anselm has an \"absolute\", \"broadly logical\", or \"metaphysical\" modal concept, and that his metaphysics provides acceptable truth makers for claims in this modality. He shows that his modal argument is committed (in effect) to the Brouwer system of modal logic, and defends the claim that Brouwer is part of the logic of \"absolute\" or \"metaphysical\" modality. He also defends Anselm's premise that God would exist with absolute necessity against all extant objections, providing new arguments in support of it and ultimately defending all but one premise of Anselm's best argument for God's existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Leftow, \u003cem\u003eRutgers University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian Leftow is the William P. Alston Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University and an Emeritus Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He was previously the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.27 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347139543289,"sku":"9780192896926","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b0U5NzAvcnJTSEluNExTQjBQcTcvUT09_584ab7c7-cdda-45bb-ba49-e5b1783ba293.webp?v=1769757832","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/anselms-argument-divine-necessity-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}