Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Ontological Argument
- Anselm's
- The man himself:
- Archbishop of Canterbury- therefore Theist
- From a religious perspective
- 1033-1109
- Starting point
- 1) Proposed def. of GOD
- (quote) 'God is the thought than which nothing greater can be thought
- 2) Absurd to suggest God does not exist
- Even fool of Psalm 14 must see
- Was a non-believer
- Even suggestion GOD does not exist requires concept of God
- Painter:
- Has idea of painting for it is painted
- Once painted it exists in his thoughts + reality
- Gaunilo's objection
- Would it arg also prove anything 'perfect' exists?
- 'the most perfect island'
- As it is 'the most perfect' it must exist
- If it didn't exist, even the most horrible island in existing would be better
- Anslem's response
- He wasn't arguing about contingent things (like islands) which are rooted in time and space
- He was talking about GOD
- quote: (Proslogion) the greatest thing that can be thought