FYI: The first volume of Charles De Koninck's writings is now available ("The Writings of Charles De Koninck, Volume 1). He is, IMHO, the greatest Thomist of...
... Dear Glen, Thanks for the info on the book (vol. 1 of three to come). As I understand it, de Koninck's work includes more than 150 papers and books, and...
I think De Koninck extraordinary in his fidelity to St. Thomas and in his understanding of him. I think he is much more faithful to the texts and more versed...
... Glen, The human intellect according to Aquinas also understands its own act, i.e., that which is a spiritual operation, an immaterial one, which is the...
Thomists on the West Coast might be interested in an upcoming conference that will feature a compelling assortment of Thomists. This includes Ralph McInerny...
... True enough; but St. Thomas explicitly says that the proper object of the human intellect is the quiddity of material things (Ia, Q. 84, a. 7, c:...
... act, ... is ... This discussion is usually carried under the topic "the starting point of metaphysics". Certainly every thomist who espouses realism ...
Certainly every thomist who espouses realism understands that the proper object of the intellect is the material quiddity. It think the relation is also a...
... I don't see what bearing this has. Clearly the supposit is what operates. OK - this allows the one person to both know by sensation and by intellection or...
I am looking for a reference for anything by De Koninck in which he specifically argues that metaphysics is dependent on physics (contra the Maritainian...
I am afraid I read most of my De Koninck quite a few years ago; I will keep my eyes open, as I am hoping to get back to reading him again, especially as I am...
... ascertain ... before is ... via ... You deny the former? I do not understand what you deny. Are youdenying that the intellect of a child who knows...
Thanks. I saw on Amazon that there is an essay in vol. 1 of his Writings titled "Are the Experimental Sciences Distinct from the Philosophy of Nature?" Have...
... Yes, I deny that the child knows the act of his own mind to be immaterial or that his mind is immaterial; he may say these words because of early training...
About that essay: it's an early work and I have not (to my memory) read it, but plan to do so very soon. I will be in FL visiting my brand new granddaughter...
... What is ... people ... youdenying ... own ... Then , even "from a natural point of view" you would have to disagree with Aquinas, who holds that the...
Fr. Lu in the 1970s Dear Everyone, It is with great sadness that I announce the passing away of Fr. Matthias Lu, a member of this list and a distinguished...
Sorry to hear about Fr. Norris Clarke who also passed away (two weeks earlier) with Fr. Matthias Lu. Both deserve their reward in heaven. May God bless them...
Dear Everyone, It is with great sadness that I announce the passing away of Fr. Matthias Lu, a member of this list and a distinguished scholar for many years....
There goes one of the most creative thomists this past century Sad to hear this, certainly one of my favorites. With his intercession may we see the thought of...
Does anyone here know the meaning of reticularis? The context is a discussion by John of St. Thomas of the parts of the eye (including the pupil, uvea, and...
... You have added the "all," at least if you intend to say that the knowledge of the immateriality of the intellect is shared by all. I do not question the...
I haven't gotten around to reading the De Koninck article, but I have been reading Preambula Fidei by McInerny, and I think he provides at least some of the...
... disagree ... act. ... act, ... therefore, as ... understands ... understands ... present, ... I have said that it is proper for all human persons to have...
... and ... Again, you are just repeating yourself. The act of the intellect is immaterial, granted. The question is whether a child, for example, knows this...
... Why do you not address the second thomistic point I made above?: "that each individual's intellect understands its own nature and act". Do you deny that...
James Miguez
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... What else have I addressed? I am precisely saying that it is not true that each individual's intellect understands its own nature and act, and that this is...
I'm in a bit of a bind and need quick access to an electronic copy of Aristotle's De Anima in Greek with Bekker numbers. (There is no institution with an...
