Proslogion
The Proslogion (Latin: Proslogium, lit. 'Discourse') is a prayer (or meditation), written by the medieval cleric Saint Anselm of Canterbury in 1077–1078, serving to reflect on the attributes of God in order to explain how God can possess seemingly contradictory qualities. This meditation is considered to be the first-known philosophical formulation that sets out the ontological argument for the existence of God.
Illuminated initial from the beginning of the prologue to Anselm's Monologion, late 11th century | |
| Author | Anselm of Canterbury |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fides quaerens intellectum |
| Language | Medieval Latin |
Publication date | 1078 |
| Text | Proslogion at Wikisource |
The original title for this discourse was to be Faith Seeking Understanding.
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