Aristotle's Five Proofs

Early philosophers like Plato and Aristotle had a tremendous influence on the way other philosophers developed their ideas. Plato was known for attempting to find a connection between morality and reality. He developed what was known as the two-world view and divided line. In his two-world view he explained how there was a real world and the world in which we live in. The Real World was composed of perfect, eternal, and unchanging things known as forms. In contrast, our world was incapable of having forms. Instead it was composed of things that are imperfect and constantly changing. These things were known as objects, which are what we perceive through our senses and opinions. In his theory of the divided line, Plato explained the different sections there is before reaching the good. His line was divided into two sections. The furthest section …show more content…
Just like Aristotle used four causes to prove that form was dependent on the object, Aquinas used five proofs to prove that everything depended on God. Therefore proving God’s existence. His five proofs are known as the proofs of motion, efficient cause, contingency, perfection and order. His first proof of motion stated that God exists because there has to be a first mover, which is God. His efficient cause states that every event has a cause and the only uncaused cause id God. His contingency proof states that everything in the universe is contingent needing a necessary being, God. His perfection proof states that God is the only perfect thing and everything below becomes less perfect. Finally, the order proof states that everything in the universe acts in a perfect specialized way, which can only be controlled by God. All five proofs intended tprove that everything in the universe can’t exist if God doesn’t exist. Just like Aristotle’s four causes state that something or someone can’t be a thing if its form does not define