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Who suggested the 'cause and effect' argument?
Who suggested the 'cause and effect' argument?
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Socrates
- Thomas Aquinas (correct)
What is another word sometimes used by philosophers for the 'cause and effect' argument?
What is another word sometimes used by philosophers for the 'cause and effect' argument?
- Teleological
- Ontological
- Cosmological (correct)
- Epistemological
What is the title of the book that Thomas Aquinas started to write but remained unfinished when he died?
What is the title of the book that Thomas Aquinas started to write but remained unfinished when he died?
- Meditations
- The Republic
- The Summa (correct)
- The Divine Comedy
Approximately how many words are there in the Summa?
Approximately how many words are there in the Summa?
How long would it take the average reader to read every word of the Summa without stopping?
How long would it take the average reader to read every word of the Summa without stopping?
According to Aquinas, what is the cause in the example of kicking a ball with your foot?
According to Aquinas, what is the cause in the example of kicking a ball with your foot?
What does Aquinas compare the sequence of cause and effect to?
What does Aquinas compare the sequence of cause and effect to?
According to Aquinas, what might be evidence for the existence of God?
According to Aquinas, what might be evidence for the existence of God?
What does Aquinas say must have kick-started the whole process of cause and effect?
What does Aquinas say must have kick-started the whole process of cause and effect?
What does Aquinas say is linked to everything else by a long chain of cause and effect?
What does Aquinas say is linked to everything else by a long chain of cause and effect?
