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... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
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... possible , this account must be in terms other than those in which we explain parts . His name for these other terms was " God . " This basic difference in outlook is a part of what is involved in the so - called conflict between ...
... possible , this account must be in terms other than those in which we explain parts . His name for these other terms was " God . " This basic difference in outlook is a part of what is involved in the so - called conflict between ...
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... possible underlying causes of events , but limits itself to generalizing about empirically observable sequences . Primary qualities : Those qualities thought to belong to bodies . To be distinguished from secondary qualities , which are ...
... possible underlying causes of events , but limits itself to generalizing about empirically observable sequences . Primary qualities : Those qualities thought to belong to bodies . To be distinguished from secondary qualities , which are ...
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Abelard according actually animal argument Aristotle Aristotle's Augustine Augustine's authority Bacon believed body called cause century Christ Christian Church City of God conceived conception course created creature distinction divine doctrine Donatists Duns Duns's Empire essence eternal ethics evil existence experience fact faith Father finite follows Gnostics God's grace Greek held Hence human Ibid individual instance intellect Jesus Jesus movement Jews kind knowledge live Lord man's Manichees matter means medieval merely metaphysical Middle Ages mind Mithraism moral moved movement mystic nature Neoplatonism notion object Occam orthodoxy particular Paul Pelagians perfect philosophical Plato Plotinus point of view possible principle problem Ques question rational reality reason salvation seems sense Socrates soul spirit substance Summa Contra Gentiles Summa Theologica Thee theology theory things Thomas Thomistic Thou thought truth understand universe unmoved mover virtue whole words Yahweh