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Edward Feser’s “Five Proofs of the Existence of God” presents classical arguments for God’s existence, drawing from Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophy. The five proofs are:
1. Aristotelian Proof: Everything in motion requires a first unmoved mover to initiate and sustain it, identified as God.
2. Neo-Platonic Proof: The hierarchy of being, from imperfect to perfect forms, points to a single, ultimate source of all existence—God.
3. Augustinian Proof: The presence of universal truths and ideas in the mind suggests a divine intellect as their origin, which is God.
4. Thomistic Proof: Every contingent thing (dependent for existence) relies on a necessary being that sustains all, identified as God.
5. Rationalist Proof: The order and intelligibility of the universe imply a purposeful intelligent design, attributable to God.
Feser argues these proofs collectively establish a timeless, immaterial, and intelligent first cause, aligning with the classical concept of God.
