Arguments Regarding the Existence of God in the Work Monologion

Throughout the history of philosophical thought, both theologians and philosophers have tried to bring arguments in favor of the existence but also of the essence of God. Anselm of Canterbury uses the rational approach to prove God's existence in both the Monologion1 and the Proslogion2 . The work Monologion or on the divine essence represents a landmark for the rational demonstration of the existence and essence of God, through the degrees of perfection of the divine being. Instead, in the work Proslogion his approach is a rational one (a priori) and logically argues the existence of God. In the work Proslogion, Anslem recalls that his first work is an unsuccessful attempt, by weaving several arguments, concatentione multorum argumentorum to demonstrate the reason of faith3 , and what can be observed is the similar way (almost synoptic), in which he begins his and the following works, both in the Proslogion and in Why God became man