RT Journal Article T1 Does the ontological proof of God’s existence really contain all the probative force of the cosmological argument?: the early criticisms of Kant’s thesis by Flatt, Abel and Eberhard A1 Rovira Madrid, Rogelio AB Shortly after the appearance of the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant’s claim that the ontological proof of God’s existence contains all the probative force of the cosmological argument was discussed at great length by J. F. Flatt, J. F. v. Abel and J. A. Eberhard. These early criticisms do not seem to have received the attention they deserve, even though they are extremely relevant, cogent, and difficult to dispute. Regardless of whether their assumptions are accepted, these objections point out certain obscurities and flaws in Kant’s argument, casting doubt, from a logical standpoint, on the success of the main Kantian criticism of the cosmological proof. PB De Gruyter SN 0022-8877 YR 2022 FD 2022-06-03 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91034 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91034 LA eng NO Rovira, R. (2022) Does the ontological proof of God’s existence really contain all the probative force of the cosmological argument?: the early criticisms of Kant’s thesis by Flatt, Abel and Eberhard. Kant-Studien, Vol. 113 (Issue 2), pp. 269-298. https://doi.org/10.1515/kant-2022-2012 NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid NO Comunidad de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 23 abr 2025