I few days ago I read an interesting phrase of William Carroll: “Rather than excluding Darwin from the curriculum, the schools should add Aquinas.” And by...
While it is very unlikely to happen in the public schools, because they do not distinguish Christian Philosophy from Christian theology, it would give a much...
Dennis Polis
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According to Aquinas, the highest science is the science of God and the blessed in heaven: that is to say, the science of the very knowledge God has of himself...
... should add ... of the ... beings ... biology as a ... interesting, but ... philosophy and ... It would make all the difference in the world, as it would...
... 1, 3). ... Momentus, momentum. Sure. God willing I will get to Cajetan's and Maritain's treatment of STH I, 1, 3... James Btw I turned 49 Saturday, oh...
I notice no one is investigating the genetic material of the jackass that some of the ancients obviously and mysteriously implanted into humans several...
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Today is the official release date for my new book, How the Catholic Church Built...
... Oh!!...Happy Birthday!! I wish I was that young again!!...I am only fifty-one this year but a lot has happened since forty-nine....years old I mean...not...
From Harry R. Klocker, S.J. "For a good many years now modern theories of knowledge have assumed that knowledge begins in the senses and must then be...
[Moderator's remark: all new members are moderated for spam. The post below was not edied, but passed in full. It appeared on the Maritain list and a copy...
In a message dated 05/05/05 5:53:12 PM Mountain Daylight Time, PaedoSocrates@... quotes: ... Then Kevin (Paedo) ADMONISHES: You, Ron, apparently don't...
... This man has been recently banned from Xianphilosophy for this identical behavior. I do hope, now that he is in need of a new vent for the effluence of...
Aquinas quite explicitly states that potency an act, being and substance do not depend upon matter, for the simple reason that these realities can exist apart...
... the best ... thought of ... logic in ... Maritain ... republished ... identical ... Mary, I did not see anything on this last post that can be construed as...
Hi, this is Ron, the Moderator of the Maritain group. Just to set a few things straight: Kevin has posted on my list for some time. The behavior that I ...
... I am well aware of his shield James. Thank you for letting us know that long personal attacks will not be inflicted on us here as they have been ...
We return once again to our topic of Aquinas and science, which we shall use as a prelude to our future discussion, God willing, of modern Thomism and science...
I thank everyone for their patience. This is a difficult situation. It was only with hesitation that I allowed a post concerning irrelevant content (insofar...
In a message dated 07/05/05 3:37:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ... Thanks, James. But for the Major_Socratics list, the "rule" is one quote from Socrates,...
Tao Teh Ching: "To find the origin, trace back the manifestations." Thomas Aquinas: "The first and more manifest way is the argument from motion. It is ...
I wonder if someone would venture? What are the major tenets of NeoThomism and how would you say it differs from classical Thomism? What distinguishes it? And,...
What is Neo-Thomism? "In its widest sense, anyone in the nineteenth or twentieth century who worked for the restoration of Thomistic thinking in today's world ...
... James, That's a nice intro. But wouldn't you include Maritain and Gilson? Or would you consider them simply "Thomists", without the "neo" designation?...
... Their names were included, as an example of what may be called "existential thomism", that thomism which calls for and orders metaphysics around the...
Is there a good book on the history of Thomism that you would recommend as a guidebook on the differences of interpretation? Ron ... say it ... Gilson? ... ...
... There is a lack of books in this area. The easiest, most accessible book to the History of Thomism is Romanus Cessario, O.P. little work called A Short...
