This paper has three aims. First, to show Kant’s originality in using the celebrated example of the hundred thalers as a criticism of the ontological proof, despite being inspired by a 1780 booklet by Johann Bering. Second, to assess Bering’s and Kant’s different reasons for supporting the truth meant to be illustrated by the case of the thalers. Third, to point out that the debate on the example demands a discussion of the problem of universals. Indeed, the value and scope of Kant’s (and Bering’s) critique of the ontological argument is decisively determined by his position on this problem.

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白令和康德谈一百个实际和可能的泰勒

本文有三个目的。首先，尽管受到约翰·白令 (Johann Bering) 于 1780 年的一本小册子的启发，但为了展示康德在使用著名的一百塔勒示例作为对本体论证明的批评方面的独创性。其次，评估白令和康德支持真理的不同理由，这意味着通过泰勒斯的案例来说明。第三，要指出，对例子的辩论需要对普遍性问题的讨论。事实上，康德（和白令）对本体论论证的批判的价值和范围决定性地取决于他在这个问题上的立场。