University of Qom Journal of Philosophical Theological Research 1735-9791 20 2 2018 06 22 Analysis and Critique of Aquinas's Argument of Contingency Analysis and Critique of Aquinas's Argument of Contingency 119 140 1149 10.22091/pfk.2017.1907.1599 FA Ṭayyibeh Rez̤āeirah * Master&#039;s student, Philosophy Department, KhwārazmīUniversity Muhammad Javad Rez̤āeirah * Assistant professor, Philosophy Department, KhwārazmīUniversity Journal Article 2017 03 11 Contrary to some of his great commentator's belief such as Gilson, Aquinas hasn’t corrected the arguments of contingency given by Avicenna and Averroes, and he hasn’t even been fully aware of the differences between them. So, in the points of disagreement between them, Aquinas hasn’t entered into the discussion knowingly so that he can form a correct judgment or at least side with one of them thoughtfully.<br />His first argument is a combination of the arguments of Avicenna and Averroes which denotes his lack of knowledge about their philosophical principles. The same difficulty applies to his second argument according to one interpretation. Anyway, influenced by Averroes, Aquinas has drawn up his both arguments in two parts without knowing what had made Averroes to resort to that.<br />The use of the natural causes and effects in this argument and the application of impossibility of an infinite regress to them is also among its difficulties. Contrary to some of his great commentator's belief such as Gilson, Aquinas hasn’t corrected the arguments of contingency given by Avicenna and Averroes, and he hasn’t even been fully aware of the differences between them. So, in the points of disagreement between them, Aquinas hasn’t entered into the discussion knowingly so that he can form a correct judgment or at least side with one of them thoughtfully.<br />His first argument is a combination of the arguments of Avicenna and Averroes which denotes his lack of knowledge about their philosophical principles. The same difficulty applies to his second argument according to one interpretation. Anyway, influenced by Averroes, Aquinas has drawn up his both arguments in two parts without knowing what had made Averroes to resort to that.<br />The use of the natural causes and effects in this argument and the application of impossibility of an infinite regress to them is also among its difficulties. https://pfk.qom.ac.ir/article_1149_58967ab935ba2cfa090574254f50f10b.pdf