Gödel's ontological argument, formalized in modal logic and scrutinized by logicians like Sobel and Anderson, demonstrates that ontologicalarguments can achieve rigorous formal persuasiveness even absent broad assent.
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Rigorous(as used in academic and philosophical discourse)
Careful, thorough, and following strict rules—the opposite of loose or casual reasoning.
Sobel and Anderson(as philosophers who studied Gödel's work)
Jordan Sobel and C. Anthony Anderson are contemporary logicians who carefully examined Gödel's ontological argument, pointing out its strengths and weaknesses.
ontological argument(Described as an early and now-canonical formulation found in Anselm's Proslogion.)
An argument that seeks to demonstrate God's existence from the concept or definition of God alone, without appeal to empirical evidence.