PHIL4406 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Summa Theologica
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Why does aquinas write the summa theologica? (what was the main intellectual challenge of his time?) Aquinas claims that the sacred doctrine is a science. What does it make difference? (make sure that you are familiar with aquinas" replies to objections) Explain aquinas" argument about the self-evidence of god"s existence. // you can find an interpretation of aquinas"s five ways on blackboard// At the end of meditation i, he says: i will suppose not a supremely good god, the source of truth, but rather an evil genius, supremely powerful and clever, who has directed his entire effort at deceiving me". Explain two proofs of the existence of god (meditation iii). How does descartes demonstrate the existence of god in. In meditation vi descartes writes: i am really distinct from my body, and can exist. What is the main idea of discourse on the science and art or first discourse? (elaborate.
