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Anselm was very creative in the arguments that he used for the
existence of God. Anselms argument for God can be summed up in this
statement: The more perfect an object the better it is. An existing object is
more perfect than a non-existing object. If part of the definition of God is His
perfection, then He must exist (Goodwin). Anselm uses the priori argument
to prove the existence of God. The priori argument uses ideas not based on
existence. He also used many Platonic ideas for his argument which is using
definitions and language to get to his conclusions. The argument he has is
very much deductive; the argument is based on the priori being true so what
follows being true as well. Anselm used human experience as the primary
form of the logic of his arguments. How people experience God is proof that
He exists. A real God is much better than simply an imagined definition
according to Anselm.
Aristotle believes that we can live a happy life by living by the golden
mean, which is living in between feeling and action, no excess and no
deficiency (Goodwin). It means having a rational balance for instance in a
situation when tempers flare and punishment must happen. You take care of
the problem with love, but you still must punish to prevent it from happening
again.
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