Understanding Human Conceptual Limits: An Analysis of Anselm's Ontological Argument

This paper analyzes Anselm’s Ontological Argument for the existence of God, outlining its deductive sequence and summarizing salient critiques by Immanuel Kant and Thomas Aquinas. It examines how human conceptual limits affect the validity of the argument, particularly regarding the translation from conceptual understanding to existential instantiation. The analysis highlights the subtle inferential shifts within Anselm’s reasoning and considers how maximal greatness is treated in the argument.