Thomas Aquinas
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'''Saint Thomas Aquinas''' (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was a philosopher and theologian. He is best known for writing the ''[[Summa Theologiae]]''. | '''Saint Thomas Aquinas''' (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was a philosopher and theologian. He is best known for writing the ''[[Summa Theologiae]]''. | ||
==Apologetics== | ==Apologetics== | ||
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#The [[unmoved mover]] | #The [[unmoved mover]] | ||
#The [[uncaused cause]] | #The [[uncaused cause]] | ||
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Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was a philosopher and theologian. He is best known for writing the Summa Theologiae.
Apologetics
Aquinas offered five "proofs" of the existence of God (originally called the quinque viæ):
- The unmoved mover
- The uncaused cause
- The cosmological argument
- The argument from degree
- The teleological argument
