Single Idea 4188

[catalogued under 28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof]

Full Idea

Hegel's entire philosophy is nothing but a monstrous amplification of the ontological proof.

Gist of Idea

Hegel's entire philosophy is nothing but a monstrous amplification of the ontological proof

Source

comment on Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]) by Arthur Schopenhauer - Abstract of 'The Fourfold Root' Ch.II

Book Reference

Schopenhauer,Arthur: 'The World as Will and Idea', ed/tr. Berman,Jill and David [Everyman 1995], p.268


A Reaction

All massive a priori metaphysics is summed up in this argument, which is right at the core of philosophy.