The cosmological Argument

What does A posteriori mean?

• A statement that is based on actual observation, evidence or experience.

• Without or prior to experience

What does the word ''empirical mean'

• using logic alone/without experience

• using knowledge gained through the experiences of any of the five sense

True or false? Aquinas` first way is often referred to as 'adapt'

• True

• False

Aquinas said that when we observe the universe, we notice what? (1st way)

• state of motion or change. From this observation, he concluded things don't do this of their own accord but are instead moved by something else

• Lack of progress made by humans

If we looked down the sequence of movements/changes, we would have to eventually come to something that started the whole sequence off. Who/What was Aquinas implying to?

• Creation

• God

Now, as all things in the universe are either moving or movers, we need to find a point that started these things - and that means, necessarily, looking _______ of the universe - i.e.. to something which has not been moved by anything else and is in fact incapable of being moved/changed but is responsible for initiating the whole sequence of movement/change.

What did Aristotle name this being who is outside of the universe?

• David Hume

• Aquinas

• unmoved mover