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Revisiting Aquinasâ Proofs for the Existence of God
Series: - Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 289
- Philosophy and Religion, Volume: 289
Editor:
Edited and introduced by Robert Arp, Revisiting Aquinasâ 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 Aquinasâ Summa a landmark text in the history of Western philosophy and Christianity, but also that the Five Proofs discussed thereinânamely, the arguments that conclude to the Unmoved Mover, Uncaused Cause, Necessary Being, Superlative Being, and Intelligent Directorâare 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 Aquinasâ Proofs that is relevant, stimulating, enlightening, and refreshing.
Robert Arp, PhD (2004), Saint Louis University, is a research analyst working for the US Army. His work in philosophy of religion has appeared in Religious Studies, History of Philosophy Quarterly, International Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Philosophical Research, and American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. See robertarp.com.
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL FOREWORD
KENNETH A. BRYSON
INTRODUCTION
ROBERT ARP
THE FIRST PROOF
One: A Motion to Reconsider: A Defense of Aquinas'
Prime Mover Argument for the Existence of God
HEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE
Two: The Prime Mover Removed: A Contemporary
Critique of Aquinas' Prime Mover Argument
RICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT
Three: A Response to Geenen and Hunt
HEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE
Four: A Response to McRae and McRae
RICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT
THE SECOND PROOF
Five: The Relevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument
GAVEN KERR, OP
Six: The Irrelevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument
HERB ROSEMAN
Seven: A Response to Roseman
GAVEN KERR, OP
Eight: A Response to Kerr
HERBERT ROSEMAN
THE THIRD PROOF
Nine: From Contingency to Necessary Being
ADAM BARKMAN
Ten: Problems with Aquinas' Third Way
EDWARD MOAD
Eleven: A Response to Moad
ADAM BARKMAN
Twelve: A Response to Barkman
EDWARD MOAD
THE FOURTH PROOF
Thirteen: A Fourth Way to Prove God's Existence
DAVID BECK
Fourteen: Not So Superlative: The Fourth Way as
Comparatively Problematic
BENJAMIN W. MCCRAW
Fifteen: A Response to McCraw
EDWARD N. MARTIN
Sixteen: A Response to Beck
BENJAMIN W. MCCRAW
THE FIFTH PROOF
Seventeen: Aquinas' Fifth Way and the Possibility of Science
MICHAEL HAYES
Eighteen: Science and Nature without God
KEVIN S. DECKER
Nineteen: A Response to Decker
MICHAEL HAYES
Twenty: A Response to Hayes
KEVIN S. DECKER
WORKS CITED
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
EDITORIAL FOREWORD
KENNETH A. BRYSON
INTRODUCTION
ROBERT ARP
THE FIRST PROOF
One: A Motion to Reconsider: A Defense of Aquinas'
Prime Mover Argument for the Existence of God
HEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE
Two: The Prime Mover Removed: A Contemporary
Critique of Aquinas' Prime Mover Argument
RICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT
Three: A Response to Geenen and Hunt
HEATHER THORNTON MCRAE AND JAMES MCRAE
Four: A Response to McRae and McRae
RICHARD GEENEN AND ROGER HUNT
THE SECOND PROOF
Five: The Relevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument
GAVEN KERR, OP
Six: The Irrelevance of Aquinas' Uncaused Cause Argument
HERB ROSEMAN
Seven: A Response to Roseman
GAVEN KERR, OP
Eight: A Response to Kerr
HERBERT ROSEMAN
THE THIRD PROOF
Nine: From Contingency to Necessary Being
ADAM BARKMAN
Ten: Problems with Aquinas' Third Way
EDWARD MOAD
Eleven: A Response to Moad
ADAM BARKMAN
Twelve: A Response to Barkman
EDWARD MOAD
THE FOURTH PROOF
Thirteen: A Fourth Way to Prove God's Existence
DAVID BECK
Fourteen: Not So Superlative: The Fourth Way as
Comparatively Problematic
BENJAMIN W. MCCRAW
Fifteen: A Response to McCraw
EDWARD N. MARTIN
Sixteen: A Response to Beck
BENJAMIN W. MCCRAW
THE FIFTH PROOF
Seventeen: Aquinas' Fifth Way and the Possibility of Science
MICHAEL HAYES
Eighteen: Science and Nature without God
KEVIN S. DECKER
Nineteen: A Response to Decker
MICHAEL HAYES
Twenty: A Response to Hayes
KEVIN S. DECKER
WORKS CITED
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX