LEADER 03720nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910456255703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-88514-6 010 $a9786612885143 010 $a3-11-024536-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110245363 035 $a(CKB)2480000000004683 035 $a(EBL)605971 035 $a(OCoLC)682628036 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417383 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11270161 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417383 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10361693 035 $a(PQKB)10054241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC605971 035 $a(DE-B1597)39603 035 $a(OCoLC)1013955191 035 $a(OCoLC)1037926290 035 $a(OCoLC)1041974062 035 $a(OCoLC)1046621256 035 $a(OCoLC)1047012231 035 $a(OCoLC)1049633612 035 $a(OCoLC)1054870365 035 $a(OCoLC)775643629 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110245363 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL605971 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10424384 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL288514 035 $a(EXLCZ)992480000000004683 100 $a20100630d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe existence of God$b[electronic resource] $ean exposition and application of Fregean meta-ontology /$fby Stig Børsen Hansen 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cDe Gruyter$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 225 1 $aQuellen und Studien zur Philosophie,$x0344-8142 ;$vBd. 98 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-024535-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tTable of Contents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tOn All the Things There Are -- $tFregean Meta-ontology -- $tThe Logical Behaviour of "God" -- $tTrying to Take Care of Logic -- $tNonsense -- $t Backmatter 330 $aThis book explores two questions that are integral to the question of the existence of God. The first question concerns the meaning of "existence" and the second concerns the meaning of "God". Regarding the first question, this book motivates, presents and defends the meta-ontology found in Gottlob Frege's writings and defended by Michael Dummett, Crispin Wright and Bob Hale. Frege's approach to questions of existence has mainly found use in connection with abstract objects such as numbers. This is one of the first studies to systematically present Fregean meta-ontology and apply it to theology. Frege's meta-ontology is informed by his context principle. According to this, logico-syntactic notions such as "singular term" and "predicate" are pivotal to questions of what exists. These notions serve to throw light on the second question. Through thorough engagement with Old as well and New Testament texts, the book shows how Frege's logico-syntactic notions are of crucial importance when seeking to understand the meaning and use of "God". To complete the defence of Fregean meta-ontology, the book concludes by pointing to important differences between the otherwise closely associated concepts of an object found in Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Frege's writings. 410 0$aQuellen und Studien zur Philosophie ;$vBd. 98. 606 $aGod (Christianity) 606 $aOntology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGod (Christianity) 615 0$aOntology. 676 $a231/.042 686 $aCG 3397$2rvk 700 $aHansen$b Stig Børsen$01034879 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456255703321 996 $aThe existence of God$92454269 997 $aUNINA