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A study of the philosophy of St Anselm with particular reference to the Ontological Argument.
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A study of the philosophy of St Anselm with particular reference to the Ontological Argument History Anselm of Canterbury, also known as Anselm of Aosta and Anselm of Bec or Saint Anselm, was first a student, then a monk, later prior and finally abbot of the monastery of Bec in Normandy, before being elected Archbishop of Canterbury in 1093. He remains one of the best-known and most readily engaging philosophers and theologians of medieval Europe. Anselm was born of noble lineage in the Burgundian town of Aosta, near the border of the Kingdom of Lombardy (now in Italy). In 1056, however, several years after his mother's death and as a result of his father's hostility, Anselm left home. Some three years later, following intermittent studies, he arrived at the Benedictine Abbey of Bec in Normandy, having journeyed there to place himself under the tutelage of the Abbey's prior and schoolmaster, Lanfranc of Pavia....
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