RT Book
T1 Rethinking Anselm's arguments: a vindication of his proof of the existence of God
T2 Anselm studies and texts
JF Anselm studies and texts
A1 Campbell, Richard 1939-
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB Brill
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1027999972
AB "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 his argument in a passage which is not about God at all. It becomes evident that, consequently, much contemporary criticism is based on misreading and misunderstanding his text. It reconstructs his reasoning through three distinct but logically connected stages. It shows that, even if Anselm's crucial premises are sceptically interpreted, his conclusions still follow. Properly understood, this argument is not vulnerable to the standard criticisms, including Gaunilo's 'Lost island' counter-example"--
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN B765.A83
SN 978-90-04-35826-3
K1 Anselm : Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury : 1033-1109 : Proslogion
K1 Anselm : Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury : 1033-1109 : Liber apologeticus
K1 God : Proof, Ontological
K1 God (Christianity) : History of doctrines : Middle Ages, 600-1500