From what I recalled, Anselm carefully worded the argument so that the thing in question doesn't actually have to be conceivable by human minds. I think Kant's objection flattens the argument. Anselm's claim that to exist in reality is 'more perfect' than to merely exist in the mind fails because existence isn't a property, rather it's a necessary precondition to have properties. I think it might be put even better by saying that an object is a property of existence.
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Anselm's argument examined. - by max-greece - October 30, 2013 at 12:05 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by Minimalist - October 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by MindForgedManacle - October 30, 2013 at 12:50 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by max-greece - October 30, 2013 at 1:00 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by bennyboy - October 30, 2013 at 6:30 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by Esquilax - October 30, 2013 at 6:39 pm
RE: Anselm's argument examined. - by MindForgedManacle - October 30, 2013 at 11:52 pm
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