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A 2 page paper that begins with an outline of the entitled work and then responds to this question: Is this a devotional work or a philosophical work? No Bibliography.
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mind so as to think about God only and offers a Psalm for the person to say. In fact, most of the text could be considered a prayer. * Anselm
discusses the difficulty of understanding. He says there is a difference between an object to be within ones understanding but another thing to understand that object actually exists. * We
must accept the existence of God because we cannot conceive of the non-existence of God. * Anselm poses some dilemmas or conundrums: How can God be omnipotent but not capable
of all things, like corruption? How can God be compassionate and passionless? God is compassionate in His mercy towards us but has no sympathy for wretchedness. If God is all
just and supremely just, how does He spare the wicked? How can God both save the wicked and punish the wicked? * God is greater than anything that can
be conceived in a human mind. * God embraces and permeates everything. * This text also includes "An Answer to the Argument by Anselm . . . .
by Gaunilo," "On Behalf of the Fool." And, Anselms response to the fool, whom he identifies as Catholic. In his response, Anselm discusses each point made by the fool, reaching
his original conclusion that God exists, a being greater than can be conceived. Question: Is this a devotional work or a philosophical work? It is both. The arguments
for the existence of a being greater than can be conceived and that fact that if such a being cannot be conceived, it must be supreme are philosophical in nature.
However, Anselm also provides a prayer, modeled on the Psalms and that part can be used for a devotional. He tells the reader to go to the quiet place in
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