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Quinque
Quinque may refer to: * Quinque-, a number prefix meaning 5 in English * Quinque, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Greene County, United States and also: * Quinque viae The ''Quinque viæ'' (Latin for "Five Ways") (sometimes called "five proofs") are five logical arguments for the existence of God summarized by the 13th-century Catholic philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas in his book ''Summa Theologica''. ..., five arguments regarding the existence of God summarized by the 13th-century Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian St. Thomas Aquinas See also * Cinque (other), an Italian word that carries the meaning of "five" {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinque-
Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and many other languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words. For example: * unicycle, bicycle, tricycle (1-cycle, 2-cycle, 3-cycle) * dyad, triad (2 parts, 3 parts) * biped, quadruped (2 legs, 4 legs) * September, October, November, December (month 7, month 8, month 9, month 10) * decimal, hexadecimal (base-10, base-16) * septuagenarian, octogenarian (70-79 years old, 80-89 years old) * centipede, millipede (around 100 legs, around 1000 legs) In many European languages there are two principal systems, taken from Latin and Greek, each with several subsystems; in addition, Sanskrit occupies a marginal position. There is also an international set of metric prefixes, which are used in the metric system and which for the most part are either distorted from the forms below or not based on actual number words. Table of number prefixes in English In the following pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinque, Virginia
Quinque is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... Geography It is located 2 miles north west of Ruckersville, on Route 33, the Spotswood Trail. Name Quinque got its name from James Madison; it was his fifth (quinque is the number five in Latin) choice when looking to build his home in Virginia. ReferencesGNIS reference Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{GreeneCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinque Viae
The ''Quinque viæ'' (Latin for "Five Ways") (sometimes called "five proofs") are five logical arguments for the existence of God summarized by the 13th-century Catholic philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas in his book ''Summa Theologica''. They are: #the argument from "first mover"; #the argument from universal causation; #the argument from contingency; #the argument from degree; #the argument from final cause or ends (" teleological argument"). Aquinas expands the first of these – God as the "unmoved mover" – in his ''Summa Contra Gentiles''. Background Need for demonstration of the existence of God Aquinas did not think the finite human mind could know what God is directly, therefore God's existence is not self-evident to us.''ST'', I, Q 2, A 1Latinan So instead the proposition ''God exists'' must be "demonstrated" from God's effects, which are more known to us.''ST'', I, Q 2, A 2an However, Aquinas did not hold that what could be demonstrated philosoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
