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    Aquinas 101 - Aquinas’s Proofs for God’s Existence
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    Aquinas’s Proofs for God’s Existence
    Proving God's ExistenceThe One God
    25 lessonsDoes God exist? This is one of the great questions, and Thomas Aquinas takes it head on with his famous “Five Ways” or “Five Proofs” for the existence of God. In this course, we will unpack each proof over several short episodes, outlining how they work, adding context, and answering objections. With a little study, you’ll find that Aquinas’ proofs are not only profound, but even life changing.
    What you will learn
    • What it would mean to “prove” God’s existence
    • How each proof for God’s existence works
    • Additional context for St. Thomas’ proofs
    • Answers to common objections
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    Course Content
    What Would It Mean to 'Prove' God Exists?
    Lesson 1: What Would It Mean to 'Prove' God Exists?
    The First Way: Aquinas's Favorite Argument for the Existence of God
    Lesson 2: The First Way: Aquinas's Favorite Argument for the Existence of God
    The First Way: What's Wrong With Aquinas's Argument?
    Lesson 3: The First Way: What's Wrong With Aquinas's Argument?
    The Second Way: How Aquinas's Proof Works
    Lesson 4: The Second Way: How Aquinas's Proof Works
    The Second Way: What is Efficient Causality?
    Lesson 5: The Second Way: What is Efficient Causality?
    The Second Way: Proving God's Existence Through Efficient Causality
    Lesson 6: The Second Way: Proving God's Existence Through Efficient Causality
    The Third Way: You Didn't Have to Exist (But You Do!)
    Lesson 7: The Third Way: You Didn't Have to Exist (But You Do!)
    The Third Way: The Difference Between Necessary and Possible Beings
    Lesson 8: The Third Way: The Difference Between Necessary and Possible Beings
    The Third Way: How Aquinas Argues for God's Existence From Contingency
    Lesson 9: The Third Way: How Aquinas Argues for God's Existence From Contingency
    The Fourth Way: The Least Popular of Aquinas' Five Ways
    Lesson 10: The Fourth Way: The Least Popular of Aquinas' Five Ways
    The Fourth Way: Can One Statement Be More True Than Another?
    Lesson 11: The Fourth Way: Can One Statement Be More True Than Another?
    The Fourth Way: Why Does Truth Depend Upon Being?
    Lesson 12: The Fourth Way: Why Does Truth Depend Upon Being?
    The Fourth Way: If You're the Tallest, You're Also a Cause!
    Lesson 13: The Fourth Way: If You're the Tallest, You're Also a Cause!
    The Fifth Way: Proving God's Existence From the Rational Order in Nature
    Lesson 14: The Fifth Way: Proving God's Existence From the Rational Order in Nature
    The Fifth Way: What Is God's Role in Ordering the Physical World?
    Lesson 15: The Fifth Way: What Is God's Role in Ordering the Physical World?
    The Fifth Way: Aquinas and Arguments from Modern Science
    Lesson 16: The Fifth Way: Aquinas and Arguments from Modern Science
    Aquinas's Simplest Proof for the Existence of God
    Lesson 17: Aquinas's Simplest Proof for the Existence of God
    Proving God's Existence From the World's Order
    Lesson 18: Proving God's Existence From the World's Order
    A Metaphysical Argument for the Existence of God
    Lesson 19: A Metaphysical Argument for the Existence of God
    How the Essentia Argument for God’s Existence Works
    Lesson 20: How the Essentia Argument for God’s Existence Works
    How Can We Name God? The Triplex Via
    Lesson 21: How Can We Name God? The Triplex Via
    How the Existence Argument Works
    Lesson 22: How the Existence Argument Works
    Can Nominalism Deny the Existence of God?
    Lesson 23: Can Nominalism Deny the Existence of God?
    Can You Prove God Exists by Reason Alone?
    Lesson 24: Can You Prove God Exists by Reason Alone?
    Is Belief in God Rational?
    Lesson 25: Is Belief in God Rational?
    Instructors
    Fr. Ambrose  Little, O.P.
    Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.Director, Thomistic Institute. Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Dominican House of Studies.
    Fr. James  Brent, O.P.
    Fr. James Brent, O.P.Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Chaplain to Commuter Students, Dominican House of Studies.
    Fr. John Baptist  Ku, O.P.
    Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Dominican House of Studies.
    Fr. Cajetan  Cuddy, O.P.
    Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Dominican House of Studies.
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