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- Feb 21, 2014John:That sounds good to me.I'm sure all three of you are well ahead of me in your understanding of Thomistic metaphysics, and no doubt much else, as well. But I did just finish Oderberg's book with the feeling that I could follow most of it, and am reading Ross's Thought and World now (with somewhat less comprehension).At any rate, with respect to the slow read of "Christians Get the Best of Evolution," I have been making some notes, and hope to have some specific comments by tomorrow.Best,James
On Friday, February 21, 2014 6:50 AM, John Strong <pluviosilla@...> wrote:
James Barham, we are a tiny group, but we have two notable contributors: Jim Given and Dennis Pollis, both of whom are regular contributors in the principal Aquinas forums.Jim Given has already introduced himself, but I’d like to add that he is the only person in my acquaintance who has read James F. Ross’ important work Philosophical Theology carefully from cover to cover. I myself have only read segments of it. It is a pretty technical work that examines the logic of theological propositions. I’ve had trouble interesting Jim in a slow read of Ross in the past, but if we were to read a work like that he would probably chime in with some very technical observations.Dennis Polis has very broad interests within metaphysics and theology, and usually provides a lot of historical context to his observations. He has written an impressive book which I still have not read. He and Jim Given appear to have sustained a fruitful conversation over the years. Jim Given *has* read Dennis Polis’ book.In short, both of these guys are smart and well informed. If you and I were to start a slow read of one of Ross’ works, I’m sure they would chime in from time to time with stimulating observations. - << Previous post in topic Next post in topic >>