St. Anselm's Proslogion With a Reply on Behalf of the Fool [Hardcover]

Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury Anselm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1978 | ISBN-10: 0268016968 | ISBN-13: 978-0268016968

In the Proslogion, St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's proof, known since the time of Kant as the ontological argument for the existence of God, has played an important role in the history of philosophy and has been incorporated in various forms into the systems of Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, and others.

Included in this edition of the Proslogion are Gaunilo's "A Reply on Behalf of the Fool" and St. Anselm's "The Author's Reply to Gaunilo." All three works are in the original Latin with English translation on facing pages. Professor Charlesworth's introduction provides a helpful discussion of the context of the Proslogion in the theological tradition and in Anselm's own thought and writing.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A most useful edition, with Latin text and Professor Charlesworth's lucid translation on facing pages. . . ." -- Reprint Bulletin Book Reviews, November 3, 1979

"An excellent translation, introduction, and commentary on this important theological treatise. . . ." -- Choice, January 1966 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English, Latin (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr (November 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0268016968
• ISBN-13: 978-0268016968
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,828,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the philosophically minded, February 24, 2001

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This review is from: St. Anselm's Proslogion, with A Reply on Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilo and The Author's Reply to Gaunilo (Paperback)

This is the work in which Anselm (a midieval church father) presents his ontological argument for the existence of God. It's one of the most debated philosophical arguments for the existence of God in history. If you're new to phiosophy, you'd better have someone you can ask about after reading this. It's really difficult to grasp.

But aside from that, Anselm has a lot of good things to say, and I found that I really liked his writing style. Whether for the sake of philosophy or theology, this is a good book.