However he also admits to the possibility of this being existing in reality. Whatever is understood by the fool is argued that than which nothing is greater can be conceived cannot solely exist in the mind but also in reality, hence, God exists. (Angelfire) This personally sounds like a salesperson's pitch to confuse and conquer for a sale...
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Whatever is understood by the fool is argued that than which nothing is greater can be conceived cannot solely exist in the mind but also in reality, hence, God exists. (Angelfire) This personally sounds like a salesperson's pitch to confuse and conquer for a sale. Gaunilo felt the same. He frequently debated with St...
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Anselms Ontological Argument He asserts that nothing greater can be conceived that is not God and that if a mind could conceive of a being better than God, that creature would rise above God...	3 / 637
Anselm's Ontological Argument If it were to exist just in the understanding, we could conceive it to exist in reality too, in which case it would be greater"(Anselm, 78). Meaning that if, that which nothing greater can be conceived exists only in the understanding, than something greater than that can be conceived, one that exists in reality is clearly greater, better, more perfect...	2 / 400
Anselm’s Ontological Argument In short, when a painter first conceives of what it is he wants to accomplish, he has it in his understanding but does not yet understand it to exist. He doesn’t understand it to exist because he has yet to construct his painting...	4 / 1064
Anselm So that than which nothing greater can be thought exists in the understanding. But if it exists in the understanding, it must also exist in reality. For it is greater to exist in reality than to exist merely in the understanding...	3 / 836