Proofs of God's existence in the work of Thomas Aquinas

Předložená bakalářská práce má za cíl vyložit v širších souvislostech problematiku důkazů Boží existence u Tomáše Akvinského. Zaměřuje se nejdříve na uchopení základních pojmů "důkaz" a "Bůh", na základě kterých uvádí do filosofie tomistické tradice. Po krátkém zastavení u starších myslitelů se pokouší popsat důkazy čili "cesty" k nalezení evidence Boží existence obsažené ve spisech Tomáše Akvinského, doplněné kritikou některých autorů. Zvolená metoda práce je kompilace relevantních poznatků ze sekundární literatury a následná analýza primární literatury, místy spojená s komparací. Klíčová slova Bůh, existence, Tomáš Akvinský, filosofie, teologie, přirozená teologieThe submitted Bachelor Thesis aims at the explanation of proofs of Godʼs existence in the work of Thomas Aquinas in a broader context. First, it is focused on the understanding of the basic terms of "proof" and "God" employed in the introduction of Thomistic tradition into philosophy. After a brief stop with previous theologians, the Thesis attempts to describe the proofs, or "ways", towards finding evidence of Godʼs existence, as contained in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. These descriptions are supplemented with criticism of some of the authors. The chosen approach includes a compilation of relevant knowledge from secondary literature followed by an analysis of primary literature, occasionally combined with comparison. Keywords God, existence, Thomas Aquinas, philosophy, theology, natural theologyKatedra občanské výchovy a filosofiePedagogická fakultaFaculty of Educatio

Proofs of God's existence in the work of Thomas Aquinas

The submitted Bachelor Thesis aims at the explanation of proofs of Godʼs existence in the work of Thomas Aquinas in a broader context. First, it is focused on the understanding of the basic terms of "proof" and "God" employed in the introduction of Thomistic tradition into philosophy. After a brief stop with previous theologians, the Thesis attempts to describe the proofs, or "ways", towards finding evidence of Godʼs existence, as contained in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. These descriptions are supplemented with criticism of some of the authors. The chosen approach includes a compilation of relevant knowledge from secondary literature followed by an analysis of primary literature, occasionally combined with comparison. Keywords God, existence, Thomas Aquinas, philosophy, theology, natural theolog

"De magistro" by Thomas Aquinas

Tomáš Adamovič "De magistro" Tomáše Akvinského "De magistro" by Thomas Aquinas Abstract The topic of the submitted Master Thesis is the "De magistro" question from the Disputed Questions on Truth by Thomas Aquinas. The aim of the work is to introduce basic thoughts of this text and present them in a broader context (compared to Plato, Augustine and heterodox Aristotelianisms). The herein applied methods include an analysis of the text, occasionally combined with compilation of Thomas Aquinas and comparison with the works of other authors. In the analysed text, Thomas Aquinas explains his concept of teaching, argues for the statements that a man can be called a teacher, that no one can be called a teacher of himself, that a man can be taught by an angel, and that teaching pertains more to the active life than to the contemplative life. The Thesis is supplemented with some questions of the present author. Keywords teacher, first principles, cognition, Thomas Aquinas, philosophy of educatio