I’ve asked my Patreon supporters to send in their questions about any of the material we’ve covered so far, and they did. So this episode will address their specific questions, and I think it will be valuable to all of you listening, since their questions may very well be your own.

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Resources used in this episode:

-"The Influence of Aquinas," Christopher Upham, The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas.

-"Reason & Faith: Philosophy in the Middle Ages," A lecture series by Dr. Thomas Williams on Audible.

-Pensées, Blaise Pascal.