Perspective voyage · 1077–1078
Does the concept of the greatest conceivable being entail that it exists in reality as well as thought?
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The question that moves this idea
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The Proslogion argues from “that than which nothing greater can be conceived” within a prayerful project of faith seeking understanding.
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Saint Anselm
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Locator: §2.1 Faith Seeking Understanding; §3 The Proslogion
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1078 CE · Around 1077–1078
Keep the voyage moving
Compare this perspective with three others on the same cases.
Enter the judgment sceneRestore the period, works, and places behind the single claim.
Open the person’s full voyageRead the claim inside its argument and publication or reception history.
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