Aristotle's Position on the Existence of God

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This paper examines Aristotle's position on the existence of God. It describes his theory of the existence of God and discusses how the theory has been very influential throughout the development of Western philosophy. The paper specifically focuses on Aristotle's first cohesive theory of God's existence in his famous work, "Metaphysics."

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"Aristotle's conception of God would have a major influence on the development of Western metaphysics. In particular, Aristotle influenced Anselm's conception of God. Anselm believed that God did not feel emotions, although He appeared to do so through our imperfect understanding of His blessedness. Aristotle's method of establishing God's existence would also have a profound effect on many medieval philosophers, who would similarly invoke a negative process of establishing knowledge of a Divine Being. Finally, Aristotelian theology would come to be accepted by many later Jewish philosophers, including Gersonides, Samuel Ibn Tibbon, and Maimonides."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Adler, Mortimer. Aristotle for Everybody: Difficult Thought Made Easy. New York: Touchstone Books, 1997.
• Aristotle. Metaphysics. 24 March 2008. Retrieved from: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0052

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