REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ontological Argument, Fourth Council Of The Lateran, Mendicant Orders
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Pope and emperor (latin christendom between 8th and 13th century: pope vs. emperor, otto the great (936-973, supported and controlled the church (theocratic king?, the emperor is the protector of the papacy (control) Francis of assisi"s cr che (the mystery of the incarnation) The marriage of st. francis and lady poverty by giotto di bondone (the basilica of st. francis in assisi, italy) St. thomas aquinas: the existence of god can be proved in five ways. Our senses prove that some things are in motion. Things move when potential motion becomes actual motion. Only an actual motion can convert a potential motion into an actual motion. Nothing can be at once in both actuality and potentiality in the same respect (i. e. , if both actual and potential, it is actual in one respect and potential in another). Therefore each thing in motion is moved by something else. The sequence of motion cannot extend ad infinitum.
