In a previous post, we began a series explaining and defending the “twenty-four Thomistic theses,” a list of theses which constitute the major, central principles of the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the tradition which has followed him. The … Continue reading Defending the 24 Thomistic Theses: The Second Thesis
This was published initially on my Medium account, linked here: https://medium.com/@harrisonjennings/an-analysis-of-transsexuality-and-contextual-identities-by-georgia-warnke-93574c1de931 In the essay “Transsexuality and Contextual Identities,” from the book You’ve Changed: Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity (edited by Laurie J. Shrage, 2009), Georgia Warnke’s aim is to explore “the relation between … Continue reading An Analysis of “Transsexuality and Contextual Identities” By Georgia Warnke
The “Twenty-Four Thomistic Theses” is a list of theses accepted by the Sacred Congregation of Studies as the major, central principles of the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. These principles identify the philosophy of Thomism and distinguish it from other … Continue reading Defending the 24 Thomistic Theses: The First Thesis
*Introductory note: This post was originally published on my former blog Sens Homines. What we today know as the “Kalam” itself was developed by early medieval Islamic thinkers, but its foundations go back further, to Christian defenders of creatio ex nihilo (creation … Continue reading Exploring the Kalam Cosmological Argument, Part II: Aristotle and Philoponus on Eternity
*Introductory note: This post was originally published on my former blog Sens Homines. The version published here has received some slight alterations. For the most part, the Kalam Cosmological Argument currently reigns as the most popularly defended and discussed argument for the … Continue reading Exploring the Kalam Cosmological Argument, Part I
“All men by nature desire to know.” Thus Aristotle began The Metaphysics. Our desire to know drives all our inquiry, all our scientific endeavors, our existential rumination and philosophical pondering. It is, indeed, our distinctive human feature, that which makes us … Continue reading How Do We Know? An Introduction
The Argument Natural bodies act for ends Whatever lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end, unless it is directed by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence Therefore, some intelligent being exists by whom all natural things are directed towards … Continue reading The Fifth Way: Aquinas’ Argument from Design
*As with the third way, the fourth way is incredibly and notoriously difficult to understand, and there is significant disagreement amongst Thomists about how best to interpret it. The following is what I perceive to be one of the best … Continue reading The Fourth Way: Aquinas’ Argument from Gradation
*Note: Aquinas’s third way is probably the most difficult to understand of the five ways, and there is disagreement amongst Thomists about how exactly to interpret it. The following is my own understanding of what Saint Thomas is trying to … Continue reading The Third Way: Aquinas’ Argument from Contingency
In the second way, Saint Thomas Aquinas argues from the reality of efficient causality to the existence of a first cause, God. Continue reading The Second Way: Aquinas’s Argument from Efficient Causes
