3.) In the Third Meditation and Proslogion, both Descartes and Anselm are trying to prove the existence of God. Descartes’ argument was based on two ideas: a hierarchy of realities (objective reality) and clear and distinct perceptions. Anselm on the other hand correlates his argument with the belief that God is something which no greater can be imagined, thus God exists in both reality and in understanding. In this essay, I will be talking about the contrasting views that of Descartes’ and Anselm’s in proving the existence of God and I will also compare the similarities they shared since they both use ontological arguments to prove God’s existence. With all of these attributes taken into account, Descartes proved to being a more persuasive
