September 17, 2007
Philosophy
Reflection Paper #2
Anselmian theism is a set of beliefs having to do with the existence of God according to St. Anselm. The existence of God as explained by Anselmian theism: God exists in every possible world and thus in every possible situation. This definition of Anselmian theism relates very heavily with Anselm's definition of God which states, "That than which nothing greater can be conceived". Anselmian theism expresses that God is ever present and exists in every situation in every world. After doing quick research on some of Alvin Plantinga's work maximal greatness can be defined in one of two ways. It can be defined in terms of God as a being, which in that case God is maximal