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St. Thomas’ On the Principles of Nature, part 2 (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,As we continue our dive into St. Thomas Aquinas’ On the Principles of Nature, it is wise to bring into mind the following fact. Just as a man cannot bring himself out of quicksand by pulling his own ears, so he will never understand the mysteries of God’s creation by his own white cells. The work of a philosopher (and a fortiori the work of a theologian) can only be accomplished under the motion of God.Thus, to start with a prayer before study is of great moment. <
St. Thomas’ On the Principles of Nature, part 1 (opens the original)
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Dear reader, I hope that this post finds you well.As promised, this post kicks-off a small series on one of Aquinas’ earliest works — On the Principles of Nature. Today, we will walk through the first of its six chapters. In this post, as in the five that will follow, I will simply walk you through the text. I will not treat you like a baby and process all your food. I believe that, if you are to understand the text, you must have the will to grapple with it. Nonetheless, I am treating you as a
Sin — Our Lord and His Mother (opens the original)
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[The study of truth is a spiritual discipline, and theologians are borne on their knees. I instruct the reader to begin this, and every essay, by elevating his mind to God. I suggest Saint Thomas’ Prayer Before Study.]A couple months ago, I ran a poll on Instagram asking my Portuguese listeners what the next episode of my podcast should cover. The topic that won was the one my own wife told me made for a bad title. I record this here for posterity: she was wrong, and the people were right. The t
Mind-like Machinery and Godlike Mind (opens the original)
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Today, as I mentioned in our previous lecture—To Become a Thomist—, I permit myself a brief pause from the rigorous historical and doctrinal sequence of our systematic Course on Thomistic Philosophy, to address a philosophical question of more popular concern. It relates to AI, the relation between intellect and will, and divine omniscience.Even if not part of our formal Course, it would profit the reader to start by praying Saint Thomas’ <a href="https://therespectablethomist.substack.com/p/pra
To Become a Thomist (opens the original)
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[The study of truth is a spiritual discipline, and theologians are borne on their knees. I instruct the reader to begin this, and every lecture, by elevating his mind to God. I suggest Saint Thomas’ Prayer Before Study.]In our last lecture, Defining Thomism, I offered my reader my attempt at defining Thomism. Today, I will suggest to my reader some means by which he may become a Thomist himself.</div
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