Abstract
This essay analyzes Anselm’s argument for the existence of God in the Proslogion, and proposes that the Saint’s method of meditation has much light to shed upon how we understand the argument’s cogency and purpose. This method is derived through a survey of Anselm’s prayers and meditation. It is then applied to the Proslogion as an integral work. Such a reading raises questions about our previous approaches to Anselm’s argument, as well as our overall notions of what constitutes rationality and theological discourse.