Document Type
Religion and Philosophy
Abstract
Descartes attempts to prove God's existence by arguing we have an innate idea of perfection that could have only been created by an infinite source. In this paper, I object to Descartes by arguing our idea of perfection is not equatable to God. This is because our innate idea of perfection does not have enough representational content necessary to exceed our formal reality, meaning it is self-caused. In that way, our idea of perfection is less significant than Descartes would like to admit.
Recommended Citation
Lannen, Nathaniel
(2023)
"Taking Down Descartes Trademark: An objection to Descartes Ontological Argument,"
Global Tides: Vol. 17, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/globaltides/vol17/iss1/2
