A Hermeneutics Toward Thomas Aquinas: Five Ways

Philosophy and Culture 31 (3):69-87 (2004)
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Person's cognitive mind can often said. We must first know the past in view of "Bi the Road"? View Road approach,圣多瑪斯arguments put forward Rd. Rd's argument more ideological background, by the Greek philosopher Plato first to share perfection, observing the concept of inspiration, Parkinson's things that have a presence of goodness, this thing can get this thing to be completely dead, based on share perfection , through the memories and the dialectics of life can not completely or indirectly, to meditation or contemplation , to obtain this perfection thing. Aristotle then highlights the contemplation of life like the gods, heaven and earth, human moral reason most expensive, the introduction of access to bliss. Rd argument occasion ideas inspired by the Bible, the book certainly ︰ wisdom "from the great and beautiful creature, people should think in terms of these things can be the creator." In fact, the trajectory of the argument Rd interpretation of St. John's Gospel more than the first wait and see chapter three, about to glimpse their clues. Rd third argument is filled with Dominicans Table interpretations of the road and Ten Level and Log In contemplation self-cultivation characteristics. Finally, of course, from圣多瑪斯comprehensive individual genius. From the perspective of the development metaphysics, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas as the use of analogy , that "other than" beings are Cunyou Zhe being;'s more aggressive use of more than a neo-Platonic concept of sharing , see "Cun Youzhe" beings Being there to share the "perfect", so limited that its perfection is infinite, so there is limited to up the broad road leading to infinite. So in the sharing of metaphysics and analog method, by reason of the potential to achieve; the use of the principle of causality, etc., Thomas Aquinas argued Rd architecture from his theory. Contemplation self-cultivation is essential to comprehend the work Rd argument, according to many's point of view, I wait and see who can through the Scene, the causal nature of contemplation or contemplation three specific ways of work, dedication and intellectual conceivable days. 圣多瑪斯Rd purpose of argument is that everyone is able to cut with scissors thorns by road, call the clouds and see the blue sky. Human spirit is able to recognize the existence of God. Man needs to contemplate on "Where God is" before he recognizes it. The method of contemplating on "Where God is", for Thomas Aquinas is his proof of five ways. St. Thomas -five ways was firstly enlightened by Platos participation and contemplating on the Idea; Aristotle pointed out the life of contemplation is a life like God, contemplation is the most precious for human being among creatures, it is a intellectual virtue which leads human being to the happiness. The proof of Five Ways is secondly influenced by the Bible. The Book of Wisdom affirms: If they are capable of acquiring enough knowledge to be able to investigate the world, how have they been so slow to find its Master? In fact we could find the five ways 'footprint in Thomas' commentary on the Gospel according to St. John chapter I which has mentioned about three kinds of contemplation. The third element is the influence of Dominican's contemplative spirituality: The path of affirmation and gradation. Lastly it comes from the genius of Thomas Aquinas' summary. Looking from the development of Metaphysics, we could find that Thomas used the way of Analogy and the notion of Participation. He sees beings take part in the perfection of Being, this makes beings be transcendental from the finite toward the infinite. Thomas strongly established his five ways passed through Neo-Platonism's Participation and Aristotle's Analogy, this includes the reason's use of the principles of potency and act, causality. Contemplation is the necessary way for understanding the proof of five ways, its practical methods for Thomas is through imaginary pictures, intelligible effects and contemplation in its essence. The aim of Thomas five ways is no doubt to lead human being pass through the wide way for visioning God

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