In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Aquinas’ argument from motion and provided some textual exegesis. Given the aforementioned exegesis and explanation, Aquinas’ argument from change can be formalized as follows: Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Formalization (Part 2)”
1. Introduction
The Five Ways of demonstrating God’s existence were given systematic treatment by arguably the most renowned and respected Christian philosopher of all time, St. Thomas Aquinas. Born in Italy in the thirteenth century, Aquinas sought to synthesize an Aristotelian framework with a Christian worldview. One integral aspect of this synthesis was Aquinas’ use of Aristotelian metaphysical notions in his arguments for God’s existence — notions such as actuality, potentiality, essence, efficient causation, natural teleology, and so on. In fact, Aquinas goes so far as to characterize his First Way as the more “manifest” way, indicating the centrality of Aristotelianism in his thought.1 Read more “An Appraisal of Aquinas’ First Way: Introduction (Part 1)”
Thanks to both Micah and Trent for a wonderful, fruitful discussion on a version of the problem of evil. The debate is linked below:
Author: Joe
Read more “The Dysteleological Argument, Part 1: The Argument”
None of the stuff in this post is meant to be ridiculing Feser or the Aristotelian argument. I just really want to understand the argument better, and I hope Feser is able to reply to the concerns raised! Without further ado, let’s get into it!
