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(4)
Brian Davies
Brian Leftow
Anselm's life, works, and immediate influence
5(27)
G. R. Evans
Anselm on faith and reason
32(29)
Marilyn McCord Adams
Anselm, Augustine, and Platonism
61(23)
Gareth Matthews
Anselm's philosophy of language
84(27)
Peter King
Anselm on modality
111(21)
Simo Knuuttila
Anselm's perfect-being theology
132(25)
Brian Leftow
Anselm and the ontological argument
157(22)
Brian Davies
Anselm's account of freedom
179(25)
Sandra Visser
Thomas Williams
Anselm on truth
204(18)
Sandra Visser
Thomas Williams
Anselm on ethics
222(35)
Jeffrey E. Brower
Anselm on the Trinity
257(22)
William E. Mann
Anselm on atonement
279(24)
David Brown
Bibliography
303(10)
Index
313