Rethinking Anselm's arguments : a vindication of his proof of the existence of God /

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"This book re-examines Anselm's famous arguments for the existence of God in his Proslogion, and in his Reply. It demonstrates how he validly deduces from plausible premises that God so truly exists that He could not be thought not to exist. Most commentators, ancient and modern, wrongly l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Campbell, Richard (Richard James), 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Series:Anselm studies and texts, volume 1
Subjects:
Anselm, > Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, > 1033-1109. > Proslogion.
Anselm, > Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury, > 1033-1109. > Liber apologeticus.
Proslogion (Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury)
600-1500
God > Proof, Ontological.
God (Christianity) > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Dieu > Existence > Preuve ontologique.
Dieu (Christianisme) > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION > General.
God (Christianity) > History of doctrines > Middle Ages
God > Proof, Ontological
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The text of Proslogion
  • The structure of Anselm's argument for the existence of God
  • The first stage: being in the understanding
  • The first stage: being in reality
  • The transition to the second stage: deducing its premise
  • The second stage: existing intensely
  • The third stage: the existence of God
  • The fool and his defenders
  • Anselm's other arguments
  • The plausibility of the premises
  • The character of the argument
  • The quest continues.

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