Proofs for the Existence of God: The Relationship between Aquinas and Aristotle

Authors

Tully Minoski, Brigham Young University
Dr. James Siebach, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Aquinas, Aristotle, existence of God, Christianity

College

Humanities

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

My paper was essentially a comparative analysis of Thomas Aquinas’ proofs for the existence of God and Aristotle’s proof(s) for the existence of God. This topic, while it seems to be quite dull primae facie, is actually quite interesting and engaging. For example, it is almost a dogma that Aquinas developed his proofs for the existence of God from Aristotle, as well as much of his theology. This is because Thomas Aquinas Christianized Aristotle. However, a more detailed analysis shows fairly extreme differences between the two individuals—at least in relation to their respective proofs for the existence of God.

Recommended Citation

Minoski, Tully and Siebach, Dr. James (2013) "Proofs for the Existence of God: The Relationship between Aquinas and Aristotle," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 949.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/949