Research Paper On Thomas Aquinas

The philosopher that I found the most riveting is the, famous Christian Italian noble, Thomas Aquinas. He was born into Italian nobility in 1225 and died in 1274. I found him the most riveting because not only was he a Christian, but also tried very hard to prove that God exists. He proves these by coming up with the five reasons God exists. The first explains how God is the being that puts everything into motion without moving an inch. The second states how God is the creator of all existing things and is the only creator that was not created himself. The third way states that God’s existence is internal because God existence does not depend on anything. The fourth is based on the perfection that we find in the things we see. It just explains

This is the philosophy that I most agree with so far, because it is almost everything that I believe in about God. “...there is such a gulf between ourselves and God that the knowledge of God that we can glean from the five proofs is very imperfect.” I think what he was trying to say that, it is hard to know every single thing that there is to know about God, but it should not stop you from trying. I just think that it is weird that he didn’t include the Bible as his proof, because in my opinion everything you need to know about God is in there and everything else is based on faith. “…. although the proofs show us that God is, they do not tell us what God is.” Well that I can disagree with, because to me God is my heavenly Father through Christ the Son. That is what I believe and what I put all my faith

He was the first to launch a systematic attack on rational beliefs that reason alone can provide us with knowledge. He believed that the brain has the power for humans to do some amazing things. Locke compared the mind to a blank slate. In Latin this means "tabula rasa", one’s experience makes its mark. From my understanding from this is meaning, like when a baby is born into the world, it knows absolutely nothing until the parents, family and friends start to teach him/her. Yes, some things are just automatically known to do like knowing how to suck a bottle or breast feeding. But even then sometimes even that had to be taught. This is where Locke would say "Experience makes its mark." Our brain is one of the most important parts of our body. It helps us sense different smells and taste. Such as the sourness of a lemon, to the sweetest of strawberries, to the really hot peppers or spicy foods. Our brain also tells us when it is raining or snowing outside to when the sun is too hot to be outside. Locke has also done his studies on how the brain can help people solve math problems such as chemistry, trigonometry, to figuring out what the answer is for "E=mc2." These are things most people, myself included, will run from. Locke states " Qualities thus considered in bodies are: First, such as are utterly inseparable from the body, in what state so ever you be; and such as in all