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Anselm and The Ontological Argument

Authored by Adriel Poo

Philosophy

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Anselm and The Ontological Argument
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is a Deductive Argument?

reductio ad absurdum ("indirect proof")

Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I am)

maium omnibus ("greater than everything")

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How Does Anselm Describe God?

That which is the most perfect

That than which nothing greater can be conceived

That than which nothing more powerful can be conceived

That which is omnibenevloent

3.

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What is the meaning of ontological?

Concerned with perfection

Concerned with presence

Concerned with power

Concerned with being

4.

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According to Anselm, how must God exist if he is the greatest possible being?

In the mind and in reality

In the mind

In reality

He doesn't exist

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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In Gaunilo's criticism of the Ontological Argument, what example does he use?

A sea

A world

An Island

A planet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What was Gaunilo's objection to Anselm?

God doesn't exist

God exists, and so perfect islands exist

I can conceive of a perfect island, but this does not exist

Perfect islands exist

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Anselm responds to Gaunilo by pointing out that islands have no _____________

Intrinsic maximum

Perfection

Necessary existence

Palm trees

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