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- St. Thomas AquinasSt Thomas Aquinas provides five proofs in which the experimental sciences cannot answer, but which humans can use natural reasoning to prove. St. Thomas's first proof comes from motion.
- The Universality of JusticeAn examination of the Western Philosophical view of justice, including the totality of justice across cultures.
- Natural: The New Beatific VisionAn overview of Thomas Aquinas' view of human happiness.
- Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas' Impact on ChristianitySaint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas' impact on Christianity
Augustine and Aquinas Justified Both Violence and State CriminalityFrom "Beyond Creed"- Arguments for the Existence of God: Summary, Explanation, and Critique of Aquinas's Argument from DegreeArguments for the existence of God and against the existence of God are often several hundred years old and have a long philosophical history. This article provides a summary, explanation, and critique of Thomas Aquinas's Argument from Degree.
Thomas Aquinas, David Hume, and Pittsburgh's Transit TrainThomas Aquinas used causality to prove the existence of a Supreme Being. David Hume had a difficult time using causality to prove anything at all. Both of these philosophers still influence philosophic thought!- The Political Theories of St. Thomas AquinasThis a research paper dealing with the political theories of St. Thomas Aquinas, a 13th century philosopher.
WHY is BELIEF in GOD INDISPENSABLE and IRREPLACEABLE? Part TwoA Three Part Presentation on why it is almost impossible to live a life devoid of belief in God's existence. In this era of errors, this question is itself indispensable. Once you read the first sentence, you MUST read it all to understand!- A Thomistic Cosmological ArgumentA brief presentation of a cosmological argument.
An Exposition on Aquinas' Argument from DesignAn examination on Thomas Aquinas' Argument from Design and its relation to evolution and natural selection- La Crosse, Wisconsin's Aquinas High School Having Major Succes Both in Academics and ExtracuricularA high school that is known nation wide for its success in its fields
- Is This the Best of All Possible World?Aquinas says that the only restriction to God's omnipotence is that which cannot be because it involves a contradiction.
- Thomas Aquinas: A BiographyA look into the life, death, and teachings of great philosopher and theologian, Thomas Aquinas, including his well-known Summa Theologica.
- Critique of Aquinas' "Treatise on Happiness"Thomas Aquinas'assertions bring into consideration such ultimate outcomes as happiness and the like.
- St. Thomas Aquinas - Part 2Aquinas was a strong advocator of human choice. At no point did Aquinas agree to forceful conversion of any nonbeliever.
- St. Thomas Aquinas - Part 1St. Thomas Aquinas' writings and teachings greatly impacted the conversion of natives in Latin America. After colonization of Latin America, missionaries were sent over to convert these so called "barbarians" to the Christian faith.
England in the Middle Ages to 1660This essay describes and analyzes life in medieval England with attention to the role that religion played within the lives of the citizens.- Views of Thomas Aquinasthe philosophical and theological views of Thomas Aquinas.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas and Property RightsIn order for an organized and controlled society to exist, St. Thomas Aquinas emphasizes the importance for private property to subsist among citizens.
World War One: A Just War or Just a War? - Woodrow Wilson Vs. St. Thomas AquinasHow does Woodrow Wilson's justifications for entering the First World War match up to classical just war theory?- The Limits of Reason in Christian ApologeticsA discussion of the influence of Thomas Aquinas and the role reason plays, or does not play, in Christian thought.
- Philosophy: Thomas AquinasPart 1, Question 76 pointing out weaknesses in Aquinas' argument
Thomas Aquinas: Forefather of Faith and ReasonA short biography of Thomas Aquinas.- Review of Chesterton's St. Thomas AquinasChesterton is the man whose writings caused C.S. Lewis to convert to Christianity. This review of the life of St. Thomas Aquinas is an excellent primer on the life of an early and important church father.
- A Biography of Saint Thomas AquinasSaint Thomas Aquinas began his adult life as a humble Italian priest and professor, but by the time of his death, Aquinas had established a doctrine that would eventually revolutionize philosophy and the Roman Catholic Church.
On the Simplicity of GodThomas Aquinas talks at great length about God and how God's existence is relational to human life. He states categorically that God's existence can be known while acknowledging that God's essence per se is beyond human comprehension.
Just Glad to Be AliveThis article shares a glimpse into the life and service of the saintly Father Fury, Chaplain at the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion Ohio and one of the men he inspired.- A Trip to St. Joseph's Cathedral in Conway, ArkansasOn my visit to the Catholic church in Conway, Arkansas, I noticed some patriarchal traditions that seem to be prevalent among the Christian faith, as well as some original traditions that aren't familiar to other denominations.
- Philosophy- Hume's Argument Against Aquinas's Five WaysSummary of Hume's Argument from Part VIII of "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion"
- The Design Argument in 500 WordsA defense of the traditional teleological (design) argument for the existence of a Designer of the universe.
- A Look Back in TimeA brief look at famous figures of the past
- Divine Illumination DebateA paper with an overview debate on the theory of Divine Illumination
- An Introduction to Thomas Aquinas: Author of Summa TheologicaYou may have heard of Thomas Aquinas. Now you can learn more about him.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas on GodIt may appear that from the beginning the nature of God is innately implanted within us; thus we understand that God's existence is self-evident.
- Why Do Some People Confess to Crimes They Didn't Commit?It's happened too many times to number. A person confesses to a horrific or sensational crime, and then is found to have lied about his or her activity. So why does it happen? And how can we determine the true confession from the false?

