1.D&E
According to Descartes, what kind of ideas do humans possess innately?
Ideas of number, shape, and cause.
What additional point does Anselm make in Proslogion 3 regarding God's existence?
God exists so truly it cannot be conceived not to exist.
Based on the painter analogy in Anselm's Proslogion 2, if God exists in the mind, what must logically follow?
God must also exist in reality.
Malcolm describes God as an absolutely:
unlimited being.
In Anselm's Proslogion 2, what is considered greater?
A thing existing in reality and the mind.
Despite his disagreement with Descartes, Malcolm agreed with Anselm on what aspect of God's existence?
God exists in an eternal, necessary way.
According to Malcolm, the only way God's existence would be impossible is if it were somehow:
paradoxical or self-contradictory.
The central idea of Anselm's ontological argument is that God's existence can be proven through:
logical necessity.
What was Malcolm's initial point of disagreement with Descartes' argument?
He believed existence is not a predicate.
For Descartes, why is existence considered a predicate of a perfect being?
Because a perfect being lacks nothing, including existence.
What analogy does Descartes use to illustrate that existence is a predicate of God?
A triangle having three angles summing to 180 degrees.
According to Anselm's Proslogion 2, God is defined as the being than which nothing greater can be:
conceived
What are Malcolm's two main conclusions regarding God's existence?
God is impossible or necessary.
According to Malcolm, what is illogical to foresee regarding God's existence?
Change from existence to non-existence.
Descartes describes God as possessing perfection in every aspect, including perfect power, love, mercy, and most importantly:
perfect existence.