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Proslogium

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Proslogium

St. Anselm of Canterbury · 1077–1078 AD

2h 13m read

Anselm's celebrated ontological argument for the existence of God, presented as a prayer-meditation. Defines God as 'a being than which nothing greater can be conceived' and proves this being must necessarily exist.

Table of Contents

1Chapter I 2Chapter II 3Chapter III 4Chapter IV 5Chapter V 6Chapter VI 7Chapter VII 8Chapter VIII 9Chapter IX 10Chapter X 11Chapter XI 12Chapter XII 13Chapter XIII 14Chapter XIV 15Chapter XV 16Chapter XVI 17Chapter XVII 18Chapter XVIII 19Chapter XIX 20Chapter XX 21Chapter XXI 22Chapter XXII 23Chapter XXIII 24Chapter XXIV 25Chapter XXV 26Chapter XXVI