Jonathan MS Pearce of the “A Tipppling Philosopher” blog has written a reply to my response to his critique of the Thomistic understanding of act and potency. Recall that his original critique, in essence, stipulated that causal determinism undermines the … Continue reading Second Response to A Tippling Philosopher on Act and Potency
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” – St. Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio Today, there are two common errors concerning the relationship between faith and reason. On … Continue reading On Faith and Reason: A Thomistic Account, Part II
*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
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