Quinque viae

Summary

Quinque viae ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,077 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Quinque viae is the creator of Thomas Aquinas^[2].
• Quinque viae is a type of argument^[3].
• Quinque viae is a type of argument for God's existence^[4].
• Quinque viae comprises the argument from "first mover"^[5].
• Quinque viae comprises the argument from universal causation^[6].
• Quinque viae comprises the argument from contingency^[7].
• Quinque viae comprises the argument from degree^[8].
• Quinque viae comprises the argument from final cause or ends^[9].
• Quinque viae's facet of is recorded as Thomism^[10].
• Quinque viae's present in work is recorded as Summa Theologica^[11].
• Quinque viae's present in work is recorded as Summa contra Gentiles^[12].
• Quinque viae's P14483 is recorded as l/las-cinco-vias-de-santo-tomas^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include argument^[3] and argument for God's existence^[4].

Use and Application

Components include the argument from "first mover"^[5], an argument for God's existence^[14], written by Thomas Aquinas^[15]; the argument from universal causation^[6], an argument for God's existence^[16], written by Thomas Aquinas^[17]; the argument from contingency^[7], an argument for God's existence^[18], written by Thomas Aquinas^[19]; the argument from degree^[8], an argument for God's existence^[20], written by Thomas Aquinas^[21]; and the argument from final cause or ends^[9], an argument for God's existence^[22], written by Thomas Aquinas^[23].

Why It Matters

Quinque viae ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,077 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]