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.

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instanceOf medieval Latin text
philosophical work
theological treatise
alternativeTitle Faith Seeking Understanding NERFINISHED
Fides Quaerens Intellectum NERFINISHED
approximateDateWritten c. 1077–1078
author Anselm of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Saint Anselm NERFINISHED
centralConcept that than which nothing greater can be conceived
countryOfOrigin England
criticizedBy Gaunilo of Marmoutiers NERFINISHED
Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED
Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED
dateWritten 11th century
field metaphysics
philosophy
philosophy of religion
theology
genre Christian theology
philosophy of religion
scholastic philosophy
hasCommentary Gaunilo's On Behalf of the Fool NERFINISHED
hasKeyTheme divine attributes
necessary existence of God
rational exploration of faith
relationship between faith and understanding
influenced Alvin Plantinga NERFINISHED
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED
Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED
René Descartes NERFINISHED
ontological arguments in modern philosophy
language Latin
literaryForm meditation
prayer
mainSubject existence of God
faith and reason
nature of God
ontological argument
notableFor definition of God as that than which nothing greater can be conceived
original formulation of the ontological argument
originalTitle Proslogion NERFINISHED
partOf medieval Christian philosophy
philosophicalSchool Scholasticism NERFINISHED
placeWritten Bec Abbey NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
previousWorkingTitle Fides Quaerens Intellectum NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Catholic theology
Christianity
structure series of meditations

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Gödel's ontological proof relatedTo Anselm's Proslogion
Philosophical Papers, Volume I containsWork Anselm's Proslogion
this entity surface form: Anselm and Actuality