quinque viae
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Quinque viae are Thomas Aquinas’s five classical philosophical arguments for the existence of God, based on motion, causation, contingency, degrees of perfection, and teleology.
All labels observed (1)
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| quinque viae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: quinque viae Context triple: [five ways to prove the existence of God, alsoKnownAs, quinque viae]
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The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
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B.
Fra Vita
Fra Vita was a medieval architect best known for designing the Serbian Orthodox Dečani Monastery in Kosovo.
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Via
Via is a diminutive form of the given name Olivia, often used as a short, affectionate nickname.
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D.
Vini Vici
Vini Vici is an Israeli psytrance duo known for their high-energy festival anthems and collaborations with major electronic artists.
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Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: quinque viae Target entity description: Quinque viae are Thomas Aquinas’s five classical philosophical arguments for the existence of God, based on motion, causation, contingency, degrees of perfection, and teleology.
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A.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
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B.
Fra Vita
Fra Vita was a medieval architect best known for designing the Serbian Orthodox Dečani Monastery in Kosovo.
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C.
Via
Via is a diminutive form of the given name Olivia, often used as a short, affectionate nickname.
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D.
Vini Vici
Vini Vici is an Israeli psytrance duo known for their high-energy festival anthems and collaborations with major electronic artists.
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E.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
argument for the existence of God
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philosophical argument ⓘ theological argument ⓘ |
| aimsToShow | existence of God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | classical theism ⓘ |
| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| basedOn |
contingency
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degrees of perfection ⓘ efficient causation ⓘ motion ⓘ teleology ⓘ |
| concludes |
existence of a first efficient cause
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existence of a first unmoved mover ⓘ existence of a maximal being in perfection ⓘ existence of a necessary being ⓘ existence of an intelligent director of natural things ⓘ |
| describedIn | Summa Theologiae ⓘ |
| hasCriticismFrom |
David Hume
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Christian apologetics
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surface form:
Catholic apologetics
Thomism ⓘ classical arguments for God’s existence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifth Way
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First Way ⓘ Fourth Way ⓘ Second Way ⓘ Third Way politics ⓘ
surface form:
Third Way
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| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Christian theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Five Ways ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaphysics
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natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| region | Western philosophy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sectionOf |
Summa Theologiae
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surface form:
Summa Theologiae I, q.2, a.3
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| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| translation | Five Ways ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
final cause
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first cause ⓘ gradation of perfections ⓘ necessary being ⓘ unmoved mover ⓘ |
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