first way (Aquinas)

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs argument from motion
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkbp:dateDescribed 13th century
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Summa_Theologica
gptkbp:hasConcept movement
causality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first way (Aquinas)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:partOf Five Ways (Aquinas)
gptkbp:philosophicalTradition gptkb:Scholasticism
gptkbp:plotSummary There must be a first unmoved mover
gptkbp:premise There cannot be an infinite regress of movers
Things are in motion
Whatever is moved is moved by another
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:deity
prime mover
gptkbp:requires There must be a first unmoved mover, called God
gptkbp:type cosmological argument
gptkbp:usedIn natural theology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:God_(Unmoved_Mover)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8