Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stamen, Justice As Fairness, Indictable Offence
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Reading by tuesday: main idea in paragraph 2. Called this because it derives from the being of gd (because of the existence of gd) St. anselm"s argument: p1: gd is that than which nothing greater can be thought": gd is the greatest thing we can imagine, p2: that than which nothing greater can be thought" exists in ones understanding: Just because you have an idea doesn"t necessarily mean that it exists in reality. In this case it"s saying if you understand the concept then you believe and understand that gd exists: therefore, gd exists (in reality) [t]he fool has said in his heart there is no gd". St anselm: the fool doesn"t understand gd (fool cannot grasp the concept of gd). There are two ways to say something in ones heart. If you don"t agree with me you clearly don"t understand what i said. Essay: here"s why this wrong, even if that"s wrong: