Malebranche’s approach to God’s existence

In this paper, the author reproduces one of Nicolas Malebranche’s arguments for God’s existence. The text offers (I) a logical formalization of the argument, (II) a formal proof of validity of the argument and, finally, some philosophical reflections concerning not only (III.I) the soundness of the...

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Autor: Moya Bedoya, Juan Diego M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Principia (Florianópolis. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/96703
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/96703
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:God
Malebranche
Idea
Formalization
Formal Proof of Validity
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Sumario:In this paper, the author reproduces one of Nicolas Malebranche’s arguments for God’s existence. The text offers (I) a logical formalization of the argument, (II) a formal proof of validity of the argument and, finally, some philosophical reflections concerning not only (III.I) the soundness of the argument, but (III.II) the intellectual benefits that a logical formalization offers to a philosophical historian of philosophy.