He platonists, or at least the neo-platonists, all tended to the view that the mind was lit entirely from within; st. thomas insisted that it was lit by five windows, that we call the windows of the senses. but he wanted the light from without to shine on what was within. he wanted to study the nature of man, and not merely of such moss and mushrooms as he might see through the window, and which he valued as the first enlightening experience of man. (chesterton, “the permanent philosophy”; p. 2),

according to chesterton, the most important difference between st. thomas aquinas and the neoplatonists was that
a. aquinas followed aristotle and rejected plato
b. aquinas wanted to understand the true nature of human beings and animals
c. aquinas believed that all knowledge was based on sensory experience
d. aquinas was more interested in the origin of evil than exploring inner experience

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Read the excerpt from act iv, scene iv of romeo and juliet. capulet: good faith! ’tis day: the county will be here with music straight, for so he said he would. [music within.] i hear him near. nurse! wife! what, no! what, nurse, i say! 30 re-enter nurse. go waken juliet, go and trim her up; i’ll go and chat with paris. hie, make haste, make haste; the bridegroom he is come already: make haste, i say. [exeunt.] 35 this scene is an example of dramatic irony used to create suspense since the audience knows that the musicians will not arrive on time. capulet approves of the match to paris. romeo is already married to juliet. the nurse will be unable to rouse juliet.

If there is no disagreement, then there is no point to writing a persuasive paragraph. select the best answer from the choices provided t f