The essays in this volume explore all of Anselm's major ideas, including his teachings on faith and reason, God's existence and nature, logic, freedom, truth, ethics, and key Christian doctrines. There is also discussion of his life, the sources of his thought, and his influence on other thinkers. List of contributors
ix
Chronology
xii
List of abbreviations
xiii
Introduction
1(221)
BRIAN DAVIES AND BRIAN LEFTOW
1 Anselm's life, works, and immediate influence
5(27)
G.R. EVANS
2 Anselm on faith and reason
32(29)
MARILYN McCORD ADAMS
3 Anselm, Augustine, and Platonism
61(23)
GARETH MATTHEWS
4 Anselm's philosophy of language
84(27)
PETER KING
5 Anselm on modality
111(21)
SIMO KNUUTTILA
6 Anselm's perfect-being theology
132(25)
BRIAN LEFTOW
7 Anselm and the ontological argument
157(22)
BRIAN DAVIES
8 Anselm's account of freedom
179(25)
SANDRA VISSER AND THOMAS WILLIAMS
9 Anselm on truth
204(18)
SANDRA VISSER AND THOMAS WILLIAMS
10 Anselm on ethics
222(35)
JEFFREY E. BROWER
11 Anselm on the Trinity
257(22)
WILLIAM E. MANN
12 Anselm on atonement
279(24)
DAVID BROWN
Bibliography
303(10)
Index
313