Lucretius and Thomas Aquinas have very different theories on life, on why we are here, what happens when we die, what created our universe, and many other questions. Many people may interpret Lucretius" readings or teachings to be manipulative or dangerous to others. However, Thomas Aquinas" views may be thought to be false or make believe. This paper will examine the differences that these two philosophers have when it comes to some of the same topics.
Lucretius states that nothing is ever created out of divine power. That something can never be created out of nothing. He does not believe that there is a God, or that anything was created by a higher power. He feels that the universe is purely external and has always been there. Lucretius also states that nature resolves everything into component atoms, and that something can never be reduced into nothing. Along with the idea that everything is made of atoms, Lucretius explains our senses through the same idea. Our sight comes from atoms of light bouncing from a source to our eyes, which are made of atoms as well. Our sense of touch is from the over all movement of the atoms through the air and to our bodies. Since Lucretius does not believe in a higher power, he does not believe in an eternal afterlife. He feels that people are greedy and feel that they need to gain all that they can before they die because of their fear of death. When it comes to love, Lucretius feels that it is a disaster that should be avoided. However, he feels that sex is good because it brings pleasure and happiness. He says that love arouses our emotions, which leads to pain in the long run. It is more important to avoid pain then to maximize pleasure, so rather than enjoying any pleasure in love we should avoid love and just have sex for pleasure. .
Thomas Aquinas has very opposite views. Thomas Aquinas was a monk who devoted his life to philosophy, and was most influenced by Aristotle.
In the first part of the second part of his Summa Theologicae, Thomas Aquinas talks about the irascible passions, in particular, fear. ... Aquinas explains this in fuller detail. ... Aquinas responds to this point by point. ... The second cause of fear that Aquinas examines is defect. ... Aquinas states that "Contraries ensue from contrary causes. ...
Thomas Aquinas had a very unique way of addressing appropriate social behavior towards God. ... Thomas Aquinas identified three types of laws: natural, positive and eternal. ... Thomas Aquinas Biography, 2015) The combination of theology and modern philosophic thought identified St. ... Thomas Aquinas addressed issues of sex in relation to living a morale life. ... Thomas Aquinas identified a total of six points to support this argument. ...
Thomas Aquinas" Five Ways are his arguments supporting the existence of God. ... Aquinas" concluded in general observation that everything in the universe is causal to something else. ... Aquinas also believed that there had to have been an uncaused first cause, which he called God. ... Therefore there will be no first cause, and if there is no first cause, there will be no final effect, which Aquinas" states is clearly false. ... I think that although Aquinas" Five Ways are persuasive, there are no solid statements that prove, without a doubt, the existence of God. ...
Thomas Aquinas took a religious approach to philosophy and the existence of god. Thomas Aquinas devised five arguments for the existence of god. His arguments included: Motion, Cause, Necessity, Degree, and Design. The second way, cause, is an Aristotelian concept. Cause will be the focus of this pa...
Thomas Aquinas," Aquinas poses multiple questions that relate to the topic of God. Aquinas's main focus throughout the article was either proving the existence of God. ... Aquinas answered that by saying Demonstration can be made in two ways. ... Aquinas gave five ways to prove his existence of God. ... The fifth and final proof that Aquinas talks about is the proof of governance. ...
Saint Thomas Aquinas was well known building a bridge between philosophy and theology. ... Thomas approaches the topic on the existence of God with a philosophical approach. ... Aquinas smashes these to ideas to form a new one. ... Finally, Thomas felt that human nature consisted of the body and soul being one. ... Thomas says that the soul is what gives us life and is responsible for will and intellect. ...
Thomas Aquinas were both great writers but had opposing views on war. Aquinas spent most of his life teaching and writing several massive theological works. ... Margaret Mead best known as "Mother of the World" disagrees with Aquinas. ... Thomas Aquinas uses biblical references as his first four moral objections to war to explain why it is sinful. He says but war is contrary to a Divine precept, for it is written(Aquinas 261). ...
In Section 15 of the First Essay of the Genealogy of Morality, Thomas Aquinas talks a fair bit about Christianity. ... Nietzsche disagrees with what Thomas Aquinas says. Nietzsche is against everything that Aquinas believes in mostly because Aquinas is a Christian and Nietzsche is an atheist. ... Nietzsche disagrees with everything Thomas Aquinas says mostly when it in regards to religion and Aquainas' views on Christianity. ... When reading these passages, I definitely gravitated towards Thomas Aquinas' views and ideas, and disagreed with what Nietzsche had to say about it. ...
What is the relation of faith, wisdom, and reason according to Aquinas? Thomas Aquinas' purpose in the Summa Contra Gentiles is to prove the existence of God as well as explain why Christianity is the only correct faith. ... Aquinas does make it very clear that faith, is as important, possibly more important then reason and wisdom "a man would be exceedingly foolish, were he to suspect of falsehood the things revealed by God through the ministry of His angels, because they cannot be the object of reason's investigations.""... Aquinas also makes it a point to explain that there ar...
