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PHIL 101 TEST 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What does it mean for something to exist in the understanding?It is possible to conceive of that thing.
The Ontological Argument uses a valid argument form called
this:
reductio ad absurdum
Which of the following statements is a contradiction?Today is Tuesday and today is not Tuesday.
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Some contradictions are true.false
The Ontological Argument begins with an assumption that will be shown to be false. What is that assumption?God exists only in the understanding.
In order to show that the starting assumption is false, Anselm argues that if the assumption were true, it would entail that a contradiction were true. What contradictions arises from the assumption?God is the greatest conceivable being and God is not the greatest conceivable being.
What part of speech are the expressions 'a priori' and 'a posteriori'?adjectives
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What does "BGC" stand for?the greatest conceivable being
Anselm claims that if God were only imaginary, then we could imagine him to be greater by imagining that he were real.true
What is wrong with imagining an imaginary God to be greater than he is?To do so would mean that he is not already the greatest conceivable being, but he is. Even the fool knows this!
Gaunilo's objection to the Ontological Argument comes in the form of ________.an analogical argument
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