The Proslogion
The short work, first titled Faith Seeking Understanding, in which Anselm of Canterbury tries to prove in a single argument that God exists and whatever we believe about Him: a prayer that seeks to lift the mind to the contemplation of God and sets out the argument for “that than which nothing greater can be conceived.” The Latin is the Migne text (Patrologia Latina 158, 1853), from a machine-corrected OCR; the English is Sidney Norton Deane’s 1903 translation, chapter for chapter. Gaunilo’s reply and Anselm’s answer are not included.
Contents
Source: The complete text with its chapter divisions and PL chapter summaries. PL page breaks, the column numbers and the apparatus of alternative chapter numbers (al.) are dropped; Scripture references stay in parentheses as printed. Dialogue turns are set as separate paragraphs. The OCR carries a few residual slips. · The Proslogium only (Deane’s introduction, Gaunilo’s pleading and Anselm’s reply are not imported). Chapter titles are Deane’s chapter headings; translator’s notes are kept as footnotes.