St. Anselm: Ontological Argument

• Saint Anselm of Canterbury was a devout Christian theologian and a philosopher who belonged to the era of medieval philosophy. Some of the names of his famous writings are; Monologion, Proslogion, Responsio, etc. In his theology, Anselm followed Saint Augustine՚s work as he was highly influenced by him.
• Like the latter gave priority and primacy to faith over reason, Anselm did too. Anselm՚s Augustinian slogan was, “credo, ut intelligam, ” i.e.. , let me believe that I ma…

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Vedic and Upanishadic World-View: The Concept of Brahman

The concept of Brahman

• From the objective side, the ultimate reality is called Brahman.
• Etymologically, the word Brahman is derived from the root word bruh which means to sprout, to grow or to evolve.
• So, Brahman is that which spontaneously bursts forth as nature and the individual soul. In this sense, it is the ultimate cause of the universe.
• According to the ancient literature, for instance, the Chandogya Upanishad, Brahman is described as tajjalan.
• Tajjalan means tat from which the world comes into be…

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