On Proofs for the Existence of God: Aristotle, Avicenna, and Thomas Aquinas

In this paper, I examine Aristotle’s cosmological proof of God’s existence, Avicenna’s metaphysical proof, and Thomas Aquinas’s five-way proof. By comparing these proofs, I argue that philosophers and theologians take different approaches to proving God’s existence not only because they follow diffe...

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Main Author: Xin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/2/235