Ontological Argument
Anselm’s argument God is the greatest possible being
Ontology
dealing with the nature of being
A priori
knowledge that can be gained without human experience
Deductive arguments
depend only on logic and not on experience; if the premises are true, then the conclusion is proved
Analytic statement
a statement that requires only the words within it to verify whether it is true or false; true by definition alone
Verifiable
capable of being shown to be true, through the use of evidence
Empiricism
the belief that knowledge is gained through the senses and evidence that can be tested