In response to the Sat, 05 Jul03 post by Andrew and Trejo

Dear Friends,

Anselm and Hegel constitutes two great moments of platonical tradition. In his ontological argument Anselm retake the platonical doctrine of Ideas and augustinian dialectical proofs of God�s Existence. Likewise Hegel, his starting point is the faith and the living in God�s presence (see Pros., I), but the development of Anselm�s proof is more reflexive than speculative. The Anselm�s proof is founded in the Ratio (pros., proemium), but the anselmian Ratio isn�t the same augustinian Ration or the hegelian Ratio.

The anselmian Ratio is the finite Understanding (Pros., I; III) that to want procedure by means of evidence and clarity (Mon., proemium). So, the anselmian ontological proof develope only content of Faith; then it hasn�t the infinite pure Being as its true starting point, but the God�s representation in the human Mind. This God�s representation while develope the content of faith and continue in this faith to reveal oneself as a objective representation.

This objective representation imply perfection of God, but only for the philosopher and not still for God itself. The objective representation itself hasn�t been investigate in Anselm�s philosophy; consequently, the perfection of god hans�t been too. So, Anselm terminate presupposing this perfection (Pros., IV).

The force of Anselm ontological proof is too its fragility, the formal identity between living Faith and subjective Representation. Anselm could not to develope this identity, because he did not to distinguish between "for us", "for itself" and others properly speculative determinations. In next mail, I can to develope it.

Regards,

Emmanuel Selva.




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