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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Anselm’s Proslogion 3
Anselm and Actuality 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Latin text
philosophical work
theological treatise
alternativeTitle Faith Seeking Understanding
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
approximateDateWritten c. 1077–1078
author Anselm of Canterbury
Saint Anselm
centralConcept that than which nothing greater can be conceived
countryOfOrigin England
criticizedBy Gaunilo of Marmoutiers
Immanuel Kant
Thomas Aquinas
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
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
hasKeyTheme divine attributes
necessary existence of God
rational exploration of faith
relationship between faith and understanding
influenced Alvin Plantinga
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Immanuel Kant
René Descartes
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
partOf medieval Christian philosophy
philosophicalSchool Scholasticism
placeWritten Bec Abbey
Normandy
previousWorkingTitle Fides Quaerens Intellectum
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 and Actuality
linked to: Anselm's Proslogion
Gaunilo’s “On Behalf of the Fool” critiquesWork Anselm’s Proslogion
linked to: Anselm's Proslogion
Gaunilo’s “On Behalf of the Fool” preservedWith Anselm’s Proslogion
linked to: Anselm's Proslogion
Gaunilo’s “On Behalf of the Fool” counteredBy Anselm’s “Reply to Gaunilo”
linked to: Anselm's Proslogion
Gaunilo of Marmoutiers wroteInResponseTo Anselm’s Proslogion
linked to: Anselm's Proslogion