Philosopher Profiles
Thomas Aquinas
(1224ish — 1274)
Aquinas is perhaps most famous for his five proofs (or “ways”) of God's existence. Although, let's be honest, the first three are pretty much the same and the fourth isn't massively original — so really it's more like Aquinas's two and a half ways.
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Created: 14th October, 2008 | Last Updated: —
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Wherever he went Aquinas was followed by a halo. He found it very distracting.
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Main Contributions:
Summa Theologiae, De Anima -
Quotation:
“All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.” -
Key Areas:
Philosophy of Religion -
Annoying Habits:
A complete goody-two-shoes -
Nicknames:
The Saint; The Angel of Proof; Captain A; Baldilocks; That tit who walks round wearing a halo
Top Trumps
- Beard: 0
- Fame: 4
- Logic: 3
- Readability: 3
- Contribution: 3
