In this episode, we examine the so-called "ontological argument" of Anselm of Bec (a.k.a. St. Anselm of Canterbury). We'll take a look at the inner turmoil that drove Anselm to write two great works of medieval philosophy: the Monologion and Proslogion, and how this connects to prayer as thinking about the meaning of life. We will also focus on the American Wittgensteinian philosopher, Norman Malcolm's defence of Anselm's argument against philosophers following Kant. Malcolm believes that Anselm's argument shows that God's infinite reality is unlike any other and is closely connected to the human need for infinite forgiveness.
