23 May 2022

The Three Acts of the Mind

Lesson Sixteen in Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy, with Fr James Brent, OP, PhD, STL, Asst Professor of Philosophy, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC.

“... Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells..." -As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame, by Gerard Manley Hopkins One of the most important points in the philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas is that reality is made to be known and the human mind is made to know reality. Things are made to be known because they have forms or essences, and their forms or essences are what we know. The mind is capable of knowing them because we experience things for what they are.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Comments are subject to deletion if they are not germane. I have no problem with a bit of colourful language, but blasphemy or depraved profanity will not be allowed. Attacks on the Catholic Faith will not be tolerated. Comments will be deleted that are republican (Yanks! Note the lower case 'r'!), attacks on the legitimacy of Pope Francis as the Vicar of Christ (I know he's a material heretic and a Protector of Perverts, and I definitely want him gone yesterday! However, he is Pope, and I pray for him every day.), the legitimacy of the House of Windsor or of the claims of the Elder Line of the House of France, or attacks on the legitimacy of any of the currently ruling Houses of Europe.