{"id":11120,"date":"2026-04-07T13:32:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=11120"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:32:50","slug":"godels-ontological-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/godels-ontological-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00f6del&#8217;s Ontological Proof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"G\u00f6del&#039;s Ontological Proof\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OWVl0ajwAlw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>G\u00f6del&#8217;s Ontological Proof<\/em> by Whalen. Licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY NC-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>A dramaticized biography of Kurt G\u00f6del\u2019s personal life, overlaid with a reading of his ontological proof. Introducing him as a world-class mathematician, focus quickly shifts to the assassination of his friend Moritz Schlick, G\u00f6del\u2019s mental health decline, and his death due to paranoia and a dependency on his wife\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Assets:<\/strong> Video was edited using Shotcut. Narration was done by myself with some editing in Audacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>External Assets:<\/strong><br>Visual (all via <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>):<br><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Young_Kurt_G%C3%B6del_as_a_student_in_1925.jpg\">&#8220;Young Kurt G\u00f6del as a student in 1925&#8221;<\/a> by unknown author. 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