A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God
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A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God is an influential early 18th-century philosophical and theological work that presents a rational, largely a priori argument for God's existence and nature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God canonical | 1 |
| De Deo et ejus attributis | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God Context triple: [Samuel Clarke, notableWork, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God]
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The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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Second Treatise on God’s Unity
Second Treatise on God’s Unity is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically expounds the Jewish doctrine of God’s absolute oneness and incorporeality.
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C.
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his views on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible, dialogical form than his later Ethics.
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On God
"On God" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop track by Kanye West from his 2019 album *Jesus Is King*, featuring themes of faith, gratitude, and divine protection.
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E.
The Dialogue of Divine Providence
The Dialogue of Divine Providence is a seminal 14th-century mystical and theological treatise by Catherine of Siena, presented as a series of revelations in which God instructs the soul on virtue, suffering, and the path to spiritual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God Target entity description: A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God is an influential early 18th-century philosophical and theological work that presents a rational, largely a priori argument for God's existence and nature.
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A.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
-
B.
Second Treatise on God’s Unity
Second Treatise on God’s Unity is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically expounds the Jewish doctrine of God’s absolute oneness and incorporeality.
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C.
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his views on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible, dialogical form than his later Ethics.
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D.
On God
"On God" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop track by Kanye West from his 2019 album *Jesus Is King*, featuring themes of faith, gratitude, and divine protection.
-
E.
The Dialogue of Divine Providence
The Dialogue of Divine Providence is a seminal 14th-century mystical and theological treatise by Catherine of Siena, presented as a series of revelations in which God instructs the soul on virtue, suffering, and the path to spiritual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to establish the attributes of God from first principles
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to prove the existence of God by reason alone ⓘ |
| argumentType |
a priori argument
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cosmological argument ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boyle Lectures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsAboutGod |
God is a necessary being
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God is eternal ⓘ God is omnipotent NERFINISHED ⓘ God is omniscient NERFINISHED ⓘ God is perfectly good ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Enlightenment
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post-Newtonian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century natural theology
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British rational theology ⓘ later debates on the cosmological argument ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Newton
NERFINISHED
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John Locke NERFINISHED ⓘ classical natural theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
attributes of God
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existence of God ⓘ natural religion ⓘ |
| method |
deductive reasoning from self-evident principles
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use of metaphysical principles about existence ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
presents a systematic rational proof of God’s existence
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seeks to show that the existence of God is demonstrable by reason ⓘ |
| opposedView |
Spinozism
NERFINISHED
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atheism ⓘ materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue |
infinite regress of causes
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necessity and contingency ⓘ relation between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
natural theology
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rationalism ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1705 ⓘ |
| structure | series of propositions and corollaries ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | Christian theism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
De Deo et ejus attributis