Aquinas Flashcards
1
Q
What was the starting point in his investigation?
A
How can other people have knowledge and not be Christian?
2
Q
What 2 questions did Aquinas want to answer?
A
How can we reconcile religion with science and faith with reason?
3
Q
What was his monumental contribution to Philosophy?
A
Any human can have access to truth through the use of reason.
4
Q
What did he consider to be God’s greatest gift to humanity?
A
The brain
5
Q
2 kinds of law:
A
Secular, Natural Law = without God
Religious, Eternal Law = with God
6
Q
Crisis Islam went through in the 13th Century
A
Islam was becoming radicalised, and the Qur’an was being disputed.
