ontological argument

English

ontological argument (plural ontological arguments)

(philosophy, theology) A type of argument which maintains that the existence of God can be deduced from an analysis of the concept of God.

“ontological argument”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
"ontological argument" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)
"ontological argument" in "The Existence of God" by P.J. Toner, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1911.
"ontological argument" in FOLDOP - Free On-Line Dictionary Of Philosophy.
"ontological argument" in A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names (Garth Kemerling, 1997-2002)
Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (editor), Philosophical Library, 1962; see: "Ontological argument" by Rufolf Allers, page 219

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