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A 5 page review of Anselm’s philosophical argument purporting the existence of God. This paper explores this argument in relation to the counter arguments of Kant and Gaunilo contending that Anselm’s approach was flawed and that the existence of God had yet to be proven. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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There are various types of ontological arguments for the existence of God. The ontological argument was first formulated by Anselm (the Archbishop of Canterbury) then reformulated by
Descartes. Some contend, however, that there can be no dialectically effective ontological argument. In other words, the belief in God cannot, according to many, be established as reasonable.
Never-the-less, arguments attempting to disprove the existence of God cannot be proved reasonable either. Because of this standoff, it is sometimes contended that ontological arguments are in fact
completely worthless in their attempts to either prove or disprove the existence of God. Despite this criticism, however, these arguments are of considerable interest. Anselms argument in itself
has occupied the mind of philosophers for centuries. It too has both its strong points and its weak points. The intent of this paper is to discuss both.
Anselm lived between 1033 and 1109 (Pojman). His argument supporting the existence of God is considered by many to be
a-priori proof (Pojman). To understand the significance of this contention we must turn to yet another philosopher, Immanuel Kant. Kant is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding
the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthetic is made on the basis of three distinct criteria: conceptual containment, identity relation, and non-contradiction.
In "Critique of Pure Reason" Kant clarifies that analytic judgments are defined by the predicate belonging to the subject. If the predicate lies outside the subject, despite the fact
that it is still in connection with it, the judgment is synthetic. This distinction occurs through the first of the three criteria which are used to separate the synthetic
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