Catholic Thinkers

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/AgJeOfxs-jA

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/TYRUbQpzRfg

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/Q9YGspmAPhY

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/Pg9KR1xE228

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/TRvHvzntwLM

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.

https://youtu.be/Cudl0Duw0qU

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 2000.  This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.

https://youtu.be/a0QmiGUXwIk

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 2000.  This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.

https://youtu.be/886aKmtLStk

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 2000.  This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.

https://youtu.be/eGO4dr0cCmI

catholicthinkers.org

Recorded in 2000.  This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.

https://youtu.be/rbewn8JxtMk

catholicthinkers.org