1.1 L02 Five Ways of Aquinas Flashcards
ways to proves the existence of God
five ways of Aquinas
five ways are; argument from…
- motion
- efficient cause
- possibility and necessity
- gradation of being
- design
argument from motion
everything that is moving is moved by another
argument from efficient cause
nothing on his world is the efficient cause of itself
argument from possibility and necessity
every being in this world is composed of matter and form
argument from gradation of being
every being has a gradation whether they are found to be good, better, or worse than other
argument from design
every being is directed towards its goals
no one can claim that everything came from us
argument from efficient cause
God exists God is a necessity
argument from possibility and necessity
everyone has a role in this world
argument from gradation of being
everyone has a purpose
argument from design
there are things that can’t move forward without people
argument from motion