{"product_id":"revisiting-aquinas-proofs-for-the-existence-of-god-9789004311572","title":"Revisiting Aquinas’ Proofs for the Existence of God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited and introduced by Robert Arp, Revisiting Aquinas’ Proofs for the Existence of God is a collection of new papers written by scholars focusing on the famous Five Proofs or Ways (Quinque Viae) for the existence of God put forward by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) near the beginning of his unfinished tome, Summa Theologica. It is not an exaggeration to say that not only is Aquinas’ Summa a landmark text in the history of Western philosophy and Christianity, but also that the Five Proofs discussed therein—namely, the arguments that conclude to the Unmoved Mover, Uncaused Cause, Necessary Being, Superlative Being, and Intelligent Director—are as compelling today as they were in the 13th Century. Written in a debate format with different scholars arguing for and against each Proof, the papers in the book consist of arguments utilizing various combinations of contemporary science and philosophical ideas to bolster the positions. The result is a revisiting of Aquinas’ Proofs that is relevant, stimulating, enlightening, and refreshing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  EDITORIAL FOREWORD\t \tKENNETH A. BRYSON  INTRODUCTION\t \tROBERT ARP  THE FIRST PROOF \t \tOne: A Motion to Reconsider: A Defense of Aquinas' \tPrime Mover Argument for the Existence of God\t \tHEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE  \tTwo: The Prime Mover Removed: A Contemporary \tCritique of Aquinas' Prime Mover Argument\t \tRICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT  \tThree: A Response to Geenen and Hunt\t \tHEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE  \tFour: A Response to McRae and McRae\t \tRICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT  THE SECOND PROOF \t \tFive: The Relevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument\t \tGAVEN KERR, OP  \tSix: The Irrelevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument\t \tHERB ROSEMAN  \tSeven: A Response to Roseman \tGAVEN KERR, OP  \tEight: A Response to Kerr \tHERBERT ROSEMAN  THE THIRD PROOF \t \tNine: From Contingency to Necessary Being\t \tADAM BARKMAN  \tTen: Problems with Aquinas' Third Way\t \tEDWARD MOAD  \tEleven: A Response to Moad\t \tADAM BARKMAN  \tTwelve: A Response to Barkman\t \tEDWARD MOAD  THE FOURTH PROOF  \tThirteen: A Fourth Way to Prove God's Existence\t \tDAVID BECK  \tFourteen: Not So Superlative: The Fourth Way as  \tComparatively Problematic\t \tBENJAMIN W. MCCRAW  \tFifteen: A Response to McCraw\t \tEDWARD N. MARTIN  \tSixteen: A Response to Beck\t \tBENJAMIN W. MCCRAW  THE FIFTH PROOF \t  \tSeventeen: Aquinas' Fifth Way and the Possibility of Science\t \tMICHAEL HAYES   \tEighteen: Science and Nature without God\t \tKEVIN S. DECKER  \tNineteen: A Response to Decker\t \tMICHAEL HAYES  \tTwenty: A Response to Hayes\t \tKEVIN S. DECKER  WORKS CITED\t  ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS\t  INDEX","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210681901399,"sku":"9789004311572","price":81.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/revisiting-aquinas-proofs-for-the-existence-of-god-9789004311572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}