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Pints With Aquinas

56: What are the 4 causes of Aristotle? How do they apply to your 5 ways?

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Stthomasaquinas, Saintthomasaquinas, Mattfradd, Theology, Catholic, Dominican, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.86.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Today we look at Aristotle's 4 causes and see how they apply to Aquinas' 5 proofs for the existence of God.

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0:00.0

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0:03.7

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0:15.2

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0:20.6

Welcome to Pines with Aquinas Episode 56, I'm Matt Fred.

0:25.8

If you could sit down with St. Thomas Aquinas over a pint of beer and ask him any one question,

0:32.4

what would it be?

0:33.9

Today we'll ask St. Thomas about the four causes of Aristotle and how they apply to Aquinas'

0:40.0

five proofs for the existence of God.

0:44.2

Thanks for joining us again at Pines With Aquinas.

0:55.2

This is the show where you and I pull up a bar stall next to the end, you'll like

0:59.4

Doctor and discuss theology and philosophy.

1:02.6

Kind of a complicated question today, right?

1:04.6

You might be thinking what are the four causes?

1:06.9

I think I understand the five ways.

1:09.4

What are those two have to do with each other?

1:12.2

That's what I want to talk about today.

1:13.9

So today's episode can be thought of as something to listen to, to then go ahead and read

1:21.4

the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas in order to better understand them.

1:26.1

I've told you all before that right now I'm currently co-writing a book with philosopher

1:33.0

Robert Del Fino on the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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