Anselm uses his painter analogy to distinguish between . . .

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Anselm's painter analogy is used to illustrate the difference between something existing in the mind (or one's understanding) and it existing in reality. This analogy is part of his ontological argument for the existence of God, where he argues that God must exist in reality because He exists as the greatest conceivable being in the mind, and existing in reality is greater than existing merely in the mind.

Anselm Uses His Painter Analogy to Distinguish Between