philosophy

Question 1

who came up with 5 epistemogical arguments to prove God’s existence

Answer 1

Aquinas

Question 2

what were the first three epistemogical argumens and what where they variations of

Answer 2

1) the motion argument (unmoved mover)
2) the cause argument (uncaused causer)
3) the necessity argument (contingency)

they were variations of Aristotles cosmological argument

Question 3

what was the motion argument (unmoved mover)

Answer 3

if something moves, something must of moved to have moved it: things cannot move on their own
therefore they are similar characteristics

“what is potentially x is not actually x yet. the actual x can only be produced by something that is actually x”

Question 4

what was the cause argument (uncaused causer)

Answer 4

every effect has a cause
infinite regress is impossible, therefore there must be a first cause “which we call God”

things cannot make themselves or be their own agents so the original efficient cause is God

Question 5

what was the necessity argument (contingency)

Answer 5

everything is contingent.
to exist something must of created it for example of nothing existed in the world, there would still be nothing today
something must of existed before the world to create it, ie God

Question 6

what was Aristotle’s cosmological argument for the existence of God?

Answer 6

the four causes:
the material cause - things we exist from
the efficient cause - they way we are created
the formal cause - plan that led to creation
the final cause - the aim of why it was created

Question 7

peter coles quote for unmoved mover

Answer 7

what is potentially X is not actually x, yet the actual x can only be produced by something that is actually x

Question 8

aquinas’ quote for contingency

Answer 8

ex nihilo nihilo fit - nothing comes from nothing