Argumentum Ontologicum and Argumentum Ornithologicum: Anselm of Canterbury and Jorge Luis Borges

被引：2

作者：

Uso-Domenech, J. L. ^{[1
]}

Nescolarde-Selva, J. A. ^{[1
]}

Gash, H. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alicante, Dept Appl Math, Alicante, Spain

[2] Dublin City Univ, St Patricks Coll, Educ Dept, Dublin, Ireland

来源：

FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE | 2019年 / 24卷 / 04期

关键词：

A posteriori reasoning; A priori reasoning; God; Modal logic; Ontological argument; Scholastic;

D O I：

10.1007/s10699-019-09601-y

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

In this paper, the authors attempt to prove there is a relationship between Borges' "Argumentum ornithologicum" and Anselm's argument "Argumentum ontologicum". We suggest Borges, using the image of a flock of birds, with oriental reminiscences, half joking, half serious attempts to prove the existence of God. We demonstrate the fallacies incurred by Borges and why his "Argumentum" has no place within the traditional set of ontological arguments. However, it would easy to forget that Borges' claim is not philosophical, nor theological, nor apologetic, but rather ironic or paradoxical.

引用

页码：727 / 749

页数：23