Philosophy 1300E Lecture 22: Aquinas
15 Oct 2018
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Proofs show that god is outside the universe and it must have created the universe. How can we say anything about god if it is beyond our human knowledge. Two ways: the negative way, we can say what god is not, the way by analogy, use words to describe god that are analogical, words such as (cid:528)good(cid:529) or (cid:528)wise(cid:529) are different when used to describe. God compared to humans: we do not understand when we talk about god. Aquinas(cid:529) four kind of law: eternal law: god governs the universe by physical laws, moral laws, and laws given to humans through revelation, natural law: part of the eternal law that deals with morality. If you ignore this, you will live a negative and unhappy life: the most basic moral truth is (cid:532)do good and avoid evil(cid:533) (no matter what definition of good or evil you have)
