Problem

1. Thomas Aquinas ''Christianize's" Aristotle's theory of causes. How does Aquinas explain the reason why there is something rather than nothing? That is, what are the causes of creation, according to Aquinas?

2. Describe what would happen if we applied the Hellenistic approaches to diversity in the USA today. Pick any two of the Cynics, stoics, Epicureans and Neoplatonists, then observe whether or not some or most Americans already act like that Hellenistic approach,and speculate what American would be like if most of us did. Say "why you chose the two to look at that you did.