WESLEY OSEMWEGIE

This research examines St. Thomas Aquinas' classical arguments for the existence of God, as stated in his Summa Theologica, which is popularly known as the "Five Ways. " One of the most influential syntheses of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology is found in Aquinas' discussion of motion, causation, contingency, degrees of perfection, and teleology. The analytical approach will be used in the research to analyze each proof, emphasizing its logical structure, theological ramifications, and hilosophical underpinnings. Despite the Five Ways' logical justification for the need for an ultimate purpose and first cause, later critics have questioned them. philosophers for basing their work on pre-modern metaphysics, endless regression worries, and subjective ideas of perfection and design. The assessment examines the lasting significance of Aquinas' arguments in the philosophy of religion as well as their limitations in the context of modern scientific and philosophical research. Despite the fact that quinas' proofs cannot produce complete demonstrative certitude, the research nevertheless concludes that they are still useful as cumulative, logical indicators of the plausibility of God's existence. improving the discussion between faith and reason.