Philosopher Cosmology Ontology Epistemology

St. Thomas There is a St. Thomas Aquinas thought

Aquinas cosmological Aquinas claimed that knowledge of
argument does St. that the presence or about God is the
Thomas Aquinas of God was highest trait that
formulated; this is unquestionable. He human beings can
all about the dismissed the possess. Hence,
existence of God. notion that it could knowledge about
He is one of the be inferred from corporal things is
Christian thinkers arguments about better suited to
who promulgated the definition of human capabilities.
the version that our God. Aquinas It is not to lessen
universe is similar argued that not the value of
to a machine. everyone who correctness to
Believing that hears the word suggest that
universe same as 'God' knows it to scientific
machines, it has mean something knowledge is
intellectual that can be thought characteristically
designers that of as nothing general: scientific
pertain to God as superior, seeing as knowledge should
the complete some believed that also be rich in
creator of God was a body. information, and
everything. In his The assumption is God's knowledge is
biblical that, if at all, only to the most
understanding of persuade those comprehensive of
creation, God who interpret the all. However, the
makes time and notion of God in the information must be
space and form all same way, essential to the
the matters out of provided that type of thing that is
nothing. In his different people being scrutinized
Summa have different and not exclusive to
Theologiae, he conceptions of such instances of it.
established the God.The problem
idea of the universe with this is that the
as an eternal one. ontological claim
He explains that can be re-
the universe began established without
to exist as an specifying God.
object of faith, but Instead, replace
not of each instance
demonstration or of "God" with A
science. being that no
greater can be
conceived than.
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The ethical Thomas Aquinas
philosophy of concentrated his
Aquinas contains comments more on
both values, the notion of beauty
guidelines for how in terms of
to behave, and aesthetics. He
virtues. Personality discussed the
qualities are taken definition of beauty,
to be good or moral its ideals, and
to have. beauty as
Ethical theory, transcendental.
within the context The definition of
of Aquinas, is about beauty by Thomas
choosing the best is as follows:
way to live one's beauty is that which
life. With broader gives pleasure
ancient and when viewed. This
Medieval description seems
approaches, this is to indicate a
continuous. subjective
Modern perception of
philosophers prefer beauty for Thomas
to believe that at first glance.
people have a large More precisely,
array of alternatives those from which
that paralyze the beholder
morality. In receives the shape
addition, Aquinas of the object are
claims that before the senses of sight
they can act, and hearing.
individuals need to For Thomas, these
define meaningful senses for
goals. As such, cognition are the
rather than most essential.
restricting it, moral Thus, they are the
philosophy is a way ones used to
of encouraging perceive the
action. beautiful. The
objectivity of beauty
is upheld by
Thomas, in the
sense that beauty
exists in the object..