RT Journal Article
T1 Bering and Kant on a hundred actual and possible thalers
A1 Rovira Madrid, Rogelio
AB This paper has three aims. First, to show Kant’s originality in using the celebrated example of the hundred thalers as a criticism of the ontological proof, despite being inspired by a 1780 booklet by Johann Bering. Second, to assess Bering’s and Kant’s different reasons for supporting the truth meant to be illustrated by the case of the thalers. Third, to point out that the debate on the example demands a discussion of the problem of universals. Indeed, the value and scope of Kant’s (and Bering’s) critique of the ontological argument is decisively determined by his position on this problem.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1369-4154
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114417
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114417
LA eng
NO Rovira, R. (2021) "Bering and Kant on a Hundred Actual and Possible Thalers", Kantian Review, 26(2), pp. 209–234. doi:10.1017/S1369415420000552.
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
DS Docta Complutense
RD 22 abr 2025