Episode Topic: Metaphysics, Being, and the Transcendentals

Eight centuries later, this session reveals that Thomas’s metaphysical architecture remains the essential map for reality. By interrogating divine attributes and the generative power of peace, modern scholars demonstrate how 13th-century wisdom provides the ontological integrity needed to navigate 2024’s most profound questions of existence. Join us as we explore the foundations of truth and goodness.

Featured Speakers:

• Dominic LaMantia '24 M.A., '25 Ph.D., The Society of Jesus in the United States, Canada and Haiti
• Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., '22 Ph.D., Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Joshua P. Hochschild '01 Ph.D., Mount St. Mary's University

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800.

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