St. Anselm’s Proslogion

With A Reply on Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilo and The Author’s Reply to Gaunilo

By Saint Anselm | Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

About the book

In the Proslogion, St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's proof, known since the time of Kant as the ontological argument for the existence of God, has played an important role in the history of philosophy and has been incorporated in various forms into the systems of Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, and others.

Included in this edition of the Proslogion are Gaunilo's \"A Reply on Behalf of the Fool\" and St. Anselm's \"The Author's Reply to Gaunilo.\" All three works are in the original Latin with English translation on facing pages. Professor Charlesworth's introduction provides a helpful discussion of the context of the Proslogion in the theological tradition and in Anselm's own thought and writing.

Editions of St. Anselm’s Proslogion

Hardcover
ISBN 9780268016968
Paperback
ISBN 9780268016975
EBook
ISBN 9780268077228
EBook
ISBN 9780268077037

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In the Proslogion, St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's proof, known since the time of Kant as the ontological argument for the existence of God, has played an important role in the history of philosophy and has been incorporated in various forms into the systems of Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, and others.

Included in this edition of the Proslogion are Gaunilo's \"A Reply on Behalf of the Fool\" and St. Anselm's \"The Author's Reply to Gaunilo.\" All three works are in the original Latin with English translation on facing pages. Professor Charlesworth's introduction provides a helpful discussion of the context of the Proslogion in the theological tradition and in Anselm's own thought and writing.

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What is St. Anselm’s Proslogion about?

In the Proslogion, St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's proof, known since the time of Kant as the ontological argument for the existence of God, has played an important role in the history of philosophy and has been incorporated in various forms into the systems of Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, and others.

Included in this edition of the Proslogion are Gaunilo's \"A Reply on Behalf of the Fool\" and St. Anselm's \"The Author's Reply to Gaunilo.\" All three works are in the original Latin with English translation on facing pages. Professor Charlesworth's introduction provides a helpful discussion of the context of the Proslogion in the theological tradition and in Anselm's own thought and writing.

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Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Religion: general > Philosophy of religion

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St. Anselm’s Proslogion has 200 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book St. Anselm’s Proslogion?

Saint Anselm

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University of Notre Dame Press

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