Single Idea 18312

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

Full Idea

The supreme concepts of philosophers cannot be incommensurate with one another, be incompatible with one another... Thus they acquired their stupendous concept 'God'.... The last, thinnest, emptiest is placed as the first, as cause in itself.

Gist of Idea

The supreme general but empty concepts must be compatible, and hence we get 'God'

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 2.4)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.37


Related Ideas

Idea 18310 The 'highest' concepts are the most general and empty concepts [Nietzsche]

Idea 18311 Philosophers hate values having an origin, and want values to be self-sufficient [Nietzsche]