PHIL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Presupposition, Ontological Argument
23 Nov 2017
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Something & nothing in the deep metaphysical sense. Something = anything (concreta, abstracta, even god if there is one anything at all that exists) Nothing = nothingness (the absence of existence, the absence of reality) Interpreted in the metaphysical sense, the question now becomes: That there could have been nothing (in the sense that all existent things could have been absent, not that there could have been a thing called nothing ). Hidden presupposition 1: there could have been nothing. Hidden presupposition 2: there must be some explanation for existence. Hidden presupposition 3: the world (existence) needs an explanation. Ludwig wittgenstein- philosophical problems originate in misunderstanding the logic of our language. Some truths we know from experience, like scientific truths or those obtained by mere perception. A priori: arm chair truths, 2+2=4, (no need to question further common sense), etc. God is that than which none greater can be conceived (the greatest possible being) (true by definition)
