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Omnipotence paradox
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The omnipotence paradox is a family of paradoxes that arise with varying understandings of the concept of omnipotence. The paradox arises, for example, if one assumes that an omnipotent being has no l
The paradox of the stone uses the idea of an immovable stone to question definitions of omnipotence. Attic kylix of a centaur, c. 510-500 BC.
The paradox of the stone uses the idea of an immovable stone to question definitions of omnipotence. Attic kylix of a centaur, c. 510-500 BC.
Detail depicting Averroes, who addressed the omnipotence paradox in the 12th century. From the 14th-century Triunfo de Santo Tomás by Andrea da Firenz
Detail depicting Averroes, who addressed the omnipotence paradox in the 12th century. From the 14th-century Triunfo de Santo Tomás by Andrea da Firenze (di Bonaiuto).
Thomas Aquinas
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Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, theologian, and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Catholic theology and Western philosophy.
Omnipotence paradox
…century, when Saadia Gaon responded to the question of whether God's omnipotence extended to logical absurdities. It was later addressed by Averroes and Thomas Aquinas. Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (before 532) has a predecessor version of the paradox, asking whether it is possible for God to "deny himself". The…
Panel of a 15th-century altarpiece
Panel of a 15th-century altarpiece
Castle of Monte San Giovanni Campano
Castle of Monte San Giovanni Campano
Thomas is girded by angels with a mystical belt of purity after his proof of chastity. Painting by Diego Velázquez.
Thomas is girded by angels with a mystical belt of purity after his proof of chastity. Painting by Diego Velázquez.
The Virgin Mary with s. Paul and s. Thomas Aquinas (altarpiece portable to triptych, to tempera on wood, work by Bernardo Daddi, c. 1330). The Virgin
The Virgin Mary with s. Paul and s. Thomas Aquinas (altarpiece portable to triptych, to tempera on wood, work by Bernardo Daddi, c. 1330). The Virgin Mary holds in her hand a text that contains the first words of the Magnificat, while Thomas, author of one of the most important medieval commentaries on the Pauline epistolary, holds one of his works in his hand.