Gödel's ontological proof

Gödel's formalization of the ontological argument for the existence of God using modal logic
Thing ontological_argument Q598840
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Gödel's ontological proof

Summary

Gödel's ontological proof is an ontological argument[1]. It draws 556 Wikipedia views per month (ontological_argument category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gödel's ontological proof is credited with the discovery of Kurt Gödel[3].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's instance of is recorded as ontological argument[4].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's instance of is recorded as mathematical proof[5].
  • Kurt Gödel is named after Gödel's ontological proof[6].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03855[8].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's uses is recorded as modal logic[9].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's defining formula is recorded as \begin{array}{rl}A1&(P(p)\land\Box\forall x(p(x)\to q(x)))\to P(q)\A2&P(\neg p)\iff\neg P(p)\T1&P(p)\to\Diamond\exists xp(x)\D1&G(x)\iff\forall p(P(p)\to p(x))\A3&P(G)\T2&\Diamond\exists xG(x)\D2&S(p,x)\iff p(x)\land\forall q(q(x)\to\Box\forall y(p(y)\to q(y)))\A4&P(p)\to\Box P(p)\T3&G(x)\to S(G,x)\D3&E(x)\iff\forall p(S(p,x)\to\Box\exists yp(y))\A5&P(E)\T4&\Box\exists xG(x)\end{array}[10].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • Gödel's ontological proof's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778817621[12].

Body

Works and Contributions

Gödel's ontological proof is credited with the discovery of Kurt Gödel[3].

Why It Matters

Gödel's ontological proof draws 556 Wikipedia views per month (ontological_argument category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gödel's ontological proof. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-del-s-ontological-proof
MLA “Gödel's ontological proof.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-del-s-ontological-proof.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_g-del-s-ontological-proof_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gödel's ontological proof}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-del-s-ontological-proof}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Gödel's ontological proof — https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-del-s-ontological-proof (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/g-del-s-ontological-proof · Last refreshed: