One of the most profoundly influential of all the medieval philosophers was Dominican Thomas Aquinas, who was refered to as "the angelic teacher." Aquinas was widely known for his work in Christian theology. ... Thomas Aquinas developed the famous "five ways" by which God's existence can be demonstrated philosophically. ... Aquinas's fourth way is based on his moral argument. ... But the capacity to do so "presupposes an absolute standard of perfection to which we compare everything else" (Aquinas). ...

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Thomas Aquinas would put emphasis on the principal end of man that was still supernatural, the importance of the salvation of man's soul. ... Thomas Aquinas lived in the time of martyrs. ... (Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles Book one: God, p. 60) If St. Thomas Aquinas were alive right now, he would be shocked to see what the world had turned into. ... This benefits whom, Aquinas would ask. ...

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Aristotle and Aquinas: Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 CE, and was very interested in education in his youth. Aristotle was born in 384 BC, which was many years after Aquinas. ... Aristotle went to the Acadamy (Plato's school in which he was the Academy's most prominent student) and Aquinas went to the University of Naples. ... Aquinas was more of an evident believer in Christianity than Aristotle. Aquinas believed that humans have both spiritual and natural needs, and focused more on God and Christianity. ...

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Thomas Aquinas. ... Aquinas tries a more practical approach here in the search for God. ... Thomas said so...? ... Thomas Aquinas, and once again provides a totally different outlook than the others. ... Whatever that is is not defined by Aquinas, but I think its fairly obvious. ...

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Back in the wonders of The Middle Ages, Catholic Philosopher Saint Augustine of Hippo defined choice as "God's given ability to decide the fate of our own lives, and the way that such choices influence the pre-destination of our future."" By this, one can see that all choices one makes are cr...

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