 | Saint Thomas (Aquinas) - 1911 - Страниц: 608
...we see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for some purpose, which fact is evident from their acting always, or nearly always,...plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their purpose. Whatever lacks intelligence cannot fulfil some purpose, unless it be directed... | |
 | Désiré Mercier - 1917 - Страниц: 602
...we see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for some purpose, which fact is evident from their acting always, or nearly always...plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their purpose. Whatever lacks intelligence cannot fulfil some purpose, unless it is directed... | |
 | Bernard John Otten - 1918 - Страниц: 584
...we see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for some purpose, which fact is evident from their acting always, or nearly always, in the same way, so as to obtain the best results. Hence it is plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their purpose. Yet... | |
 | William Joseph Brosnan - 1924 - Страниц: 232
...we see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for some purpose, which fact is evident from their acting always, or nearly always,...plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their purpose. Whatever lacks intelligence cannot fulfill some purpose, unless it be directed... | |
 | Walter A. Kaufmann - 1978 - Страниц: 482
...by infusing it from the start with his own world picture: "we see that things which lack knowledge, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is...in the same way, so as to obtain the best result." If we "see" that, we are, no doubt, ready to "see" God, too. But if we tone down this premise as it... | |
 | L. Russ Bush - 1983 - Страниц: 412
...this we call God. The fifth way is taken from the governance of the world. We see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for...plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their end. Now whatever lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end, unless it be directed... | |
 | Alexander Sissel Kohanski - 1984 - Страниц: 352
...(4) The fifth way is taken from the governance of the world. We see that things which lack knowledge, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is...to obtain the best result. Hence it is plain that they achieve their end, not fortuitously, but designedly. Now whatever lacks knowledge cannot move... | |
 | Diogenes Allen, Eric O. Springsted - 1992 - Страниц: 324
...God. The fifth way is taken from the governance of the world. We see that things which lack knowledge, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is...to obtain the best result. Hence it is plain that they achieve their end, not fortuitously, but designedly. Now whatever lacks knowledge cannot move... | |
 | James W. Cornman, Keith Lehrer, George Sotiros Pappas - 1992 - Страниц: 396
...fifth way of Aquinas. Aquinas states his version as follows: We see that things which lack knowledge, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is...to obtain the best result. Hence it is plain that they achieve their end, not fortuitously, but designedly. Now whatever lacks knowledge cannot move... | |
 | Elie Maynard Adams - 1993 - Страниц: 218
...obvious to all that natural change is value oriented. Things act for an end, and they nearly always act in the same way "so as to obtain the best result." Hence, he thinks that it is clear that they act designedly. Lacking knowledge of their own, natural things... | |
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We see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is evident from their acting always, or nearly always, in the same way, so as to obtain the best result. 
