Inductive arguments - Aquinas' Fifth Way

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  • Created by: gemshort
  • Created on: 15-01-18 17:24

Aquinas' teleological argument can be found in the fifth of his 'Five Ways' in the Summa Theologica

Aquina sstates that something that lacks intelligence cannot move towards fulfilling a useful end unless something with intelligence has moved it

Aquinas's own example was that of the arrow and archer, which would have been easily understood in his time:

  • The arrow, by itself, cannot reach the target - it needs…

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