Philosophers have repeatedly revived the ontological argument despite theological rejection.

Evidence

This argument has never been accepted, by theologians. It was adversely criticized at the time; then it was forgotten till the latter half of the thirteenth century. Thomas Aquinas rejected it, and among theologians his authority has prevailed ever since. But among philosophers it has had a better fate. Descartes revived it in a somewhat amended form; Leibniz thought that it could be made valid by the addition of a supplement to prove that God is possible. Kant considered that he had demolished it once for all. Nevertheless, in some sense, it underlies the system of Hegel and his followers, and reappears in Bradley’s principle: ‘What may be and must be, is.’ — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1602

Categorization

• XREF: XREF — connects to: Philosophy occupies a contested intellectual middle ground between theology and science — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 40; Philosophical refutations are seldom final and merely precede further refinements — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 295; Philosophy advances by continually reinterpreting its past classics
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1602

Broader Connections

• Philosophical refutations are seldom final and merely precede further refinements #exemplifies (0.70) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 295