Classical Theism, Philosophy, and Religion Forum / What is the best presentation of Aquinas' Five Ways you have read?

**Posted by RomanJoe** 5/17/2017 1:06 am

Pretty straightforward question.

**Posted by Calhoun** 5/17/2017 9:34 am

If you mean best published presentation,I haven't read any material on Aquinas other than Ed Feser's
but if you mean online,I really Like TOF's series on First Way

**Posted by DanielCC** 5/17/2017 10:47 am

The best modern account of the Five Ways and response to various (weak but annoyingly persistent) objections against them is generally acknowledged to be Thomas Aquinas: God and Explanations by Christopher Martin. For reasons which will become apparent upon looking it up on Amazon this is one of those books you need a library for.

Despite having a moronic title Michael Augros' Who Designed the Designer? contains an excellent discussion of the First Way.

With regards to Neo-Thomist manuals Graham Joyce' Principles of Natural Theology is the classical presentation, with Maurice Holloway's Introduction to Natural Theology not far behind.

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**Posted by RomanJoe** 5/17/2017 1:12 pm

Great suggestions so far from both of you. I've been reading the "Proofs for God's Existence" chapter in Principles of Natural Theology. I'll look into Martin's books as well.