Rethinking Anselm's arguments a vindication of his proof of the existence of God
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 located...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
2018
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| Colección: | Anselm studies and texts ;
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
