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St. Thomas Aquinas St .Thomas Aquinas's theory on omnipotence, using the paradox of the impossible stone to argue Descartes own hypothesis. St. Thomas Aquinas was an Italian philosopher of the mid-thirteenth century. He was sometimes referred to as the "Angelic Doctor"; he was a Dominican friar and believed to be the greatest medieval philosopher. One of his most famous works was the 'Summa Theologica`, Which was sadly only half completed due to a religious experience, involving a visit from two angels who granted his prayers of integrity of mind and body. Aquinas was one of many philosophers who explored the existence and plausibility behind 'God`. One particular interest Aquinas had was concentrating on the concept of 'Gods` attributes, such as supposedly being omniscient and omnipotent; he was particularly interested in the latter. Omnipotence is part of the concept of deity, meaning that 'God`, if he exists is all-powerful. Omnipotence is one...

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