PHIL249 Study Guide - Theodicy, Move, Syllogism
7 Mar 2014
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Article 3: does god exist? for a moment, going back to last class on being and essence When the eye is closed, or i am sleeping, i have the rst actuality of sight. When i awake and look i am actualizing that, second actuality: seeing. In god, there is no distinction between first and second actuality. In god, there is no distinction between potency and actuality no composition between what he could do and what he is actually doing. But, aquinas project becomes turning theology into a natural science. Yes. he doesn"t think god is self evident, but that doesn"t mean he is indemonstrable. For something to need to be demonstrated it must not be self-evident. There is some pessimism and some optimism mingling here. Science in an aristotelian form is all about demonstration. Demonstration for aristotle is syllogistic: socrates is a man, men are mortal, therefore socrates is mortal. For aristotle, the paradigm of science is the demonstratio#.
