Anslem Flashcards
Whose view is Anselm similar to ?
To Boethius
What does Anselm say ?
Gos is NOT In eternity
God Is eternity
How does Anslem see God ?
Wholly simple in nature so he is one unified entity
What is wholly simple sometimes referred as ?
Divine simplicity
What cannot be found in parts according to Anselm ?
God’s nature
What does Anselm fourth dimensionalism say about God ?
All times and places are equally real mad present to God
How does God understand time according to Anslem : forth dimensionaism ?
Another dimensions to add to spatial dimensions of height , weight and depth
What does Anslem: fourth dimensional state about God
God is neither spatial nor temporal
How does God see time according to Anslem: fourth dimensional ?
Timeless God that does not experience time or space the way we do
What does Anslems and the egg analogy say God should be understood as ?
God should be understood as everywhere and every when
How is time for God according to Anselm and the egg analogy ?
All time is present within God
Why can’t God be more present in one time than another ?
Would Force God into parts which is not possible for a wholly simple being which is perfection
Due to Gods what nature must be eternally present in all spaces ?
Perfect nature
Where must God be eternally present according to Anselms egg analogy ?
Eternally present in all spaces and time in FULL without separation
Anselms egg analogy God must be an eternally present all spaces and all times in what without what ?
In full without seperation
Anselm: free will
For Anselm what does God not have ?
Divine Foreknowledge
Anselm on free will
What two types of necessity does Anselm mention ?
Preceding necessity and following necessity
What is an example of preceding necessity according to Anselm free will ?
God knows the sun will rise tomorrow due to natural laws he has created , so not free choice
How is God present when you make decision according to Anselm: free-will ?
Eternally present
What does Anselm : free will say we have the free will to do
Free will to make choices
What is the moment of choice known as according to Anselm: free-will ?
Known in God’s eternal presence
Since God has given free-will what does he have ?
Has self imposed limitations on omnipotence and omniscience
What is the no of according to Anselm free-will ?
Divine action
How is Gods knowledge to Anselm
Self-limited to following necessity rather than just preceding necessity
According to Anslem : free will
God knowledge is self-limited to following necessity rather than what ?
Than just preceding necessity
