Clarke's cosmological argument

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:basisFor principle of sufficient reason
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
metaphysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clarke's cosmological argument
gptkbp:influencedBy Leibniz's cosmological argument
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Samuel_Clarke
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_Demonstration_of_the_Being_and_Attributes_of_God
gptkbp:relatedTo Leibnizian cosmological argument
contingency argument
gptkbp:requires There must be a necessary being that explains the existence of contingent beings
gptkbp:type cosmological argument
gptkbp:yearProposed 1705
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Clarke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6