Anselm's Proslogion
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Anselm's Proslogion is a 11th-century philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury that famously presents the original formulation of the ontological argument for the existence of God.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anselm and Actuality | 1 |
| Anselm's Proslogion canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Anselm's Proslogion Context triple: [Gödel's ontological proof, relatedTo, Anselm's Proslogion]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anselm's Proslogion Target entity description: Anselm's Proslogion is a 11th-century philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury that famously presents the original formulation of the ontological argument for the existence of God.
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A.
Orations on the Trinity
Orations on the Trinity is a collection of theological discourses, traditionally attributed to early Christian thinkers, that explore and defend the doctrine of the Trinity.
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B.
The Marrow of Theology
The Marrow of Theology is a seminal 17th-century Reformed theological textbook that systematically presents Puritan Calvinist doctrine in a concise, scholastic format.
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C.
The New Theologian
The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
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D.
Peter Lombard’s Sentences
Peter Lombard’s Sentences is a 12th-century theological textbook that systematically compiles and organizes patristic and medieval Christian doctrine, becoming the standard foundation for scholastic theology and commentary in the later Middle Ages.
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E.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Latin text
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philosophical work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Faith Seeking Understanding
NERFINISHED
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Fides Quaerens Intellectum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. 1077–1078 ⓘ |
| author |
Anselm of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
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Saint Anselm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | that than which nothing greater can be conceived ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Gaunilo of Marmoutiers
NERFINISHED
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Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | Gaunilo's On Behalf of the Fool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
divine attributes
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necessary existence of God ⓘ rational exploration of faith ⓘ relationship between faith and understanding ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alvin Plantinga
NERFINISHED
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ ontological arguments in modern philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
meditation
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prayer ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
existence of God
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faith and reason ⓘ nature of God ⓘ ontological argument ⓘ |
| notableFor |
definition of God as that than which nothing greater can be conceived
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original formulation of the ontological argument ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Proslogion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeWritten |
Bec Abbey
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Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkingTitle | Fides Quaerens Intellectum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic theology
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Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of meditations ⓘ |
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