ANSELM In the 1,000s AD, Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, England used natural theology in an attempt to prove the existence of God. Using an ontological approach, Anselm began with the concept of God as the "greatest conceivable being." Anselm believed that once...
ONTOLOGICAL CONCEPTS In our last blog we defined the following: • "Maximal excellence" exists in any being who possesses the three "excellent-making properties" of: 1. omniscience, 2. omnipotence and 3. moral perfection. • "Maximal greatness" exists in any being who...
TERMS • “Maximal excellence” exists in any being who possesses the three “excellent-making properties” of: 1. omniscience, 2. omnipotence and 3. moral perfection. • “Maximal greatness” exists in any being who possesses these properties in EVERY possible world....