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Aristotle's unmoved mover theory
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Module 5
Thomistic Development of the Argument
1
Aquinas's First Way: Motion and Aristotelian Roots
Reconstruct Aquinas's First Way (the argument from motion) and identify its specific Aristotelian premises.
Reconstruct Aquinas's First Way (the argument from motion) and identify its specific Aristotelian premises.
2
Aquinas's Second Way vs. Argument from Motion
Compare Aquinas's Second Way (the argument from efficient causation) with the argument from motion.
Compare Aquinas's Second Way (the argument from efficient causation) with the argument from motion.
3
Aquinas: Aristotle's Actuality and God as Subsistent Being
Analyze how Aquinas integrates Aristotle's 'pure actuality' with the concept of God as 'ipsum esse subsistens' (subsistent being itself).
Analyze how Aquinas integrates Aristotle's 'pure actuality' with the concept of God as 'ipsum esse subsistens' (subsistent being itself).
4
Aquinas on Divine Simplicity and Pure Actuality
Explain Aquinas's doctrine of divine simplicity and its direct connection to the mover being purely actual.
Explain Aquinas's doctrine of divine simplicity and its direct connection to the mover being purely actual.
5
Aquinas vs. Aristotle: God as Efficient and Final Cause
Contrast Aquinas's view of God as both an efficient and final cause with Aristotle's more restricted view of the mover as only a final cause.
Contrast Aquinas's view of God as both an efficient and final cause with Aristotle's more restricted view of the mover as only a final cause.
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