| Popis: |
In recent years there has been a surge of interest in Godel’s ontological proof of the existence of God. In spite of all this extensive concern, it is not certain whether there is any improvement in understanding the motivations of Godel’s ontological proof. Why was Godel so preoccupied with completing his own ontological proof? To the best of my knowledge, no one has dealt with this basic question seriously enough to answer it. In this chapter, I propose to examine Godel’s ideas against a somewhat larger background in order to understand his motivation for establishing the ontological proof. I shall point out that the value of Godel’s proof is to be found in the possible role of his proof of the existence of God in his philosophy as a whole as well as in its relative merit as an ontological proof. Hopefully, my guiding question as to Godel’s motivation will turn out to be extremely fruitful by enabling us to fathom his mind regarding God and mathematics. |
