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Anselm
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- 11st form of argument1) God = that which nothing greater can be conceived
2) Can either exist in the mind or in the mind and reality
3) It is better to exist in reality and the mind
4) Therefore God exists - 22nd form of the argument1) God = that which nothing greater can be conceived
2) God is unsurpassable, nothing can be better
3) So God must have a necessary existence as it doesn't depend on anything else
4) God exists necessarily - 3Definition of GodThat which nothing greater can be conceive
- 4Analytic-True by definition
-Deduced
-Don't need to test
-A priori
-God exists = analytic statement - 5Synthetic-Need to test for validity
-A posteriori
- Adds understanding beyond the definition - 6Perfect island criticismGAUNILO
- Just because you have an idea of a perfect island doesn't mean it exists
-Can't define something into existence - 7Gods definition criticismAQUINAS
-God is unknowable to the human mind
- Can say God doesn't exist without contradiction
-eg. 'Truth doesn't exist' contradicts,have to accept the truth that truth doesn't exist
- Need a definition that contradicts itself to say God doesnt exist - 8Existance is not a predicate critisismKANT
- Existance is not something that can be used to define an object
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