Argument From Gradation
Since all existent thing can be compared to such qualities as degree of goodness, there must exist something that is an absolute good being.
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The Quinque viæ (Latin for "Five Ways") (sometimes called "five proofs") excerpt in Summa Theologica (a summary).
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