Does the Cosmological Argument Depend on the Ontological?

Faith and Philosophy 17 (4):441-458 (2000)
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Does the cosmological argument (CA) depend on the ontological (OA)? That depends. If the OA is an argument “from mere concepts,” then no; if the OA is an argument from possibility, then yes. That is my main thesis. Along the way, I explore a number of subsidiary themes, among them, the nature of proof in metaphysics, and what Kant calls the “mystery of absolute necessity.”

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The Refutation of the Ontological Argument.P. J. McGrath - 1990 - Philosophical Quarterly 40 (159):195-212.
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