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The ''Proslogion'' (Latin ''Proslogium''; English translation, ''Discourse on the Existence of God''), written in 1077–1078, was written as a prayer, or meditation, by the medieval cleric Anselm which serves to reflect on the attributes of God and endeavours to explain how God can have qualities which often seem contradictory. In the course of this meditation, the first known formulation of the ontological argument for the existence of God was set out. ==Faith seeking understanding== His original title for the discourse, in fact, was ''Faith Seeking Understanding''.〔Logan, Ian (2009). ''Reading Anselm’s Proslogion: The History of Anselm’s Arguments and its Significance Today'', p.85. Ashgate Publishing, Burlington, VT.〕 The ''Proslogion'' is the source for Anselm's famous and highly controversial ontological argument for the existence of God—that is, the argument in favor of God's existence by definition. While opinions concerning the ontological argument differ widely (and have been from the moment the ''Proslogion'' was written), it is generally agreed that the argument is most convincing to Anselm's intended audience: that is, Christian believers seeking a rational basis for their belief in God. The argument (after Dr. Scott H. Moore's analysis) # One can imagine a being than which none greater can be conceived. # We know that existence in reality is greater than existence in the mind alone. # If the being we imagine exists only in our mind, then it is not a "being than which none greater can be conceived". # A being than which none greater can be conceived must also exist in reality. # Failure to exist in reality would be failure to be a being than which none greater can be conceived. # Thus a being than which none greater can be conceived must exist, and we call this being God. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Proslogion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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