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Does the fact of evolution support or weaken Aquinas’ argument? In a broad sense, “evolution” means that more complex things (e.g., mammals) develop out of less complex things (e.g., reptiles). This is an example of order, isn’t it?
The concept of evolution is not absolutely applicable to Aquinas’ argument because evolution implies that the process of change of species occurs in a natural way, independently of God. Even though Aquinas slipped toward the development of natural law but he still stood on the ground that natural laws are established and controlled by God (Davies, 118). In other words, the life was conditioned by God, whereas evolution implies that the development and change of species and the surrounding world is not determined by any power but natural laws, such as natural selection. At the same time, the view on evolution as emergence of complex things out of less complex ones does not mean the existence of order. In this regard, the transition from simple to complex things, according to Aquinas, should occur respectively to certain laws but not spontaneously.
Descartes has a conversational tone in the first person that leads you along with him in his thinking. He intentionally is leading you by the order of discovery (the subjective side), instead of an order of exposition according to the subject matter itself (the objective side and Aquinas’ methodological preference). How is he like Socrates and Plato in this respect? Provide specific examples to illustrate your comparison?
Descartes is similar to Socrates and Plato in regard to using the personal conversation tone. Descartes uses the first person in his narration. Similarly, Socrates and Plato use dialogues, where they conduct their arguments in favor of their position and critically evaluate their position (Russell, 57). Descartes, in his turn, also attempts to prove his ideas through the analysis of his views but he conveys his ideas from the first person like Socrates and Plato did in their dialogues. In such a way, Descartes is similar to Plato and Socrates and their narration tends to subjectivity.

 
Works Cited
Davies, Brian. Aquinas: An Introduction. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004.
Russell, Shorto. Descartes’ Bones. New York: Random House. 2008