Philosophy 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cosmological Argument, Ontological Argument, Thought Experiment

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Dennis Klimchuk

Document Summary

Section a: god and the problem of evil: anselm says that god is that than which nothing greater can be thought. this is the beginning of anselm"s response to the fool that says god does not exist. By this, he means that god is a supreme being that cannot be surpassed; he/she cannot be improved in any way. Therefore, god is the greatest thing that which can be thought. That than which nothing greater can be thought exists in one"s understanding/imagination and the only thing that could be greater than existing in the mind is if it were to exist in reality. As a result of this, anselm says that god must exist. The idea of a supreme being, all powerful and all good, is the greatest thing that can be thought. There"s nothing in our minds that is greater than that.