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  1. Reverse Ontological Argument.James Henry Collin - 2022 - Analysis 82 (3):410-416.
    Modal ontological arguments argue from the possible existence of a perfect being to the actual (necessary) existence of a perfect being. But modal ontological arguments have a problem of symmetry; they can be run in both directions. Reverse ontological arguments argue from the possible nonexistence of a perfect being to the actual (necessary) nonexistence of a perfect being. Some familiar points about the necessary a posteriori, however, show that the symmetry can be broken in favour of the ontological argument.
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  • Modality and Causality in the First Part of Aquinas’s Third Way.Charles J. Kelly - 2007 - History of Philosophy & Logical Analysis 10 (1):72-91.
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  • Aquinas and quantifier mistakes.Anders John - 2012 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 71 (2):137-143.
    In his “Third Way” Aquinas appears to argue in a way that relies upon shifting quantifiers in a fallacious way. Some have tried to save this and other parts of the “Third Way” by introducing sophisticated logical and metaphysical machinery. Alternatively, Aquinas’ apparently fallacious quantifier shift can be seen to be part of a valid argument if we supply a simple premise which an Aristotelian natural philosopher would surely hold. In this short paper, I consider candidates for this premise, defend (...)
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