Aquinas' 5 Ways

Which Philosopher came up with several different cosmological arguments to support the existence of God?

• Aristotle

• Thomas Aquinas

• William Paley

• Peter Singer

How many different ways did Aquinas devise for the existence of God?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What was the basic concept of Aquinas' first cosmological argument?

• Argument from Motion

• Argument from Causation

• Argument from Contingency

• Argument from Degrees

What was the basic concept of Aquinas' second cosmological argument?

• Argument from Motion

• Argument from Causation

• Argument from Contingency

• Argument from Degrees

What was the basic concept of Aquinas' third cosmological argument?

• Argument from Motion

• Argument from Causation

• Argument from Contingency

• Argument from Degrees

What was the basic concept of Aquinas' fourth cosmological argument?

• Argument from Motion

• Argument from Causation

• Argument from Contingency

• Argument from Degrees

Aquinas' arguments for the existence of God are...

• a posteriori

• a priori

What is an infinite regress?

• 1. A sequence of reasoning or justification which can never come to an end.

• 1. A sequence of reasoning or justification which will eventually come to an end.

• 1. God is the first reasoning or justification.

• 1. God is the final reasoning or justification.

What is the conclusion of all Aquinas' arguments?

• God exists

• There cannot be an infinite regress

• There needs to be an unmoved mover

• There must be a first cause

In Aquinas' fourth way (argument from degrees), what does he say is the quality that all other qualities come from?

• Beauty

• Goodness

• Perfection

• Measurable Sizes