Talking Thomism

Talking Thomism

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Talking Thomism episodes

  • Dr. Robert Pasnau: Choosing Between Faith And Heresy
    Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder Dr. Robert Pasnau joins us for an episode on the assent of faith. Dr. Pasnau looks at the thought of medieval thinkers on the causes of and reasons for the assent of faith and the criteria used on heretics.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Announcer: Joseph Stack
    Intro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    49 min
  • Dr. Christopher Wolfe: Unalienable Rights And Some Libertarians
    Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas Dr. Christopher Wolfe joins us this week for an episode on unalienable rights. Dr. Wolfe looks at the thought behind unalienable rights and how they are understood by certain libertarian thinkers.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Announcer: Joseph Stack
    Intro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Dr. Catherine Peters: Avicenna And Aquinas: The Twofold Division Of Common Principles
    Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University Dr. Catherine Peters joins us this week for an episode on Avicenna and Aquinas. Dr. Peters looks at the thought of Avicenna and its influence on and development within the teachings of St. Thomas.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Announcer: Joseph Stack
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    39 min
  • Dr. Christopher Wolfe: George Washington: A Key to the "Integralism" Debate
    Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Thomas Dr. Christopher Wolfe joins us this week for an episode on politics. Dr. Wolfe, apropos of the debate, centering on the term "integralism", over the proper relation between church and state, suggests that looking to the thought of George Washington, our first president, may help us to resolve these debates.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    45 min
  • Dr. George Sher: Vicious Thoughts
    Join us for a colloquium with Dr. George Sher! Dr. Sher is a professor of philosophy at the nearby Rice University, and he gives us in this episode an argument that only actions, not thoughts, can be vicious.
    This paper, "Vicious Thoughts", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on October 11th, 2019.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    44 min
  • Dr. Nathan Smith: How Descartes' Method of Discovery Shapes His Concept of Corporeal Nature
    We are happy to welcome Dr. Nathan Smith, who teaches at Houston Community College, to our Colloquium Series this semester. This episode features his paper on Descartes, in which he investigates Descartes' mathematical method and the implications of that method for Descartes' idea of what corporeal beings are.
    This paper, "How Descartes' Method of Discovery Shapes His Concept of Corporeal Nature", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on December 6th, 2019.
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    46 min
  • Marx, MacIntyre, and Metahistory
    Join us for a Colloquium with Dr. Steven Peña! Dr. Peña, who received his PhD from the Center for Thomistic Studies, and now teaches philosophy at San Jacinto College, speaks here on "Marx, MacIntyre and Metahistory".
    This paper was given on October 4th, 2019.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    29 min
  • Dr. Christopher Martin: The Self and the Soul: Aquinas, Anscombe and Authority
    Center professor Dr. Christopher Martin is the author of this week's colloquium paper. The subject is the difficult concept of the "self": how the self can be identified, what ensures its continuity, and to what degree it can be identified with the soul.
    This paper, "The Self and the Soul: Aquinas, Ascombe and Authority", was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on November 8th, 2019.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    38 min
  • Dr. Jennifer Frey: Aquinas and Anscombe on Action
    We are happy to have Dr. Jennifer Frey with us for another episode of our Colloquium series. Dr. Frey is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, and she speaks here on Elizabeth Anscombe's little-understood writings on the concept of intention. Her paper is entitled "Aquinas and Anscombe on Action" and was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on September 27th, 2019.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter J. Gardner
    Announcer: Peter J. Gardner
    Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    1 hr 4 min
  • The Metaphysics of Aquinas and Avicenna
    Dr. R. Edward Houser, professor emeritus of philosophy at the Center for Thomistic Studies, gives in this episode his paper "The Metaphysics of Aquinas and Avicenna". In it, he traces the influence of the Arabic philosopher on Aquinas' thought.
    This talk was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on October 25, 2019.
    About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
    The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
    Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS.
    For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies
    Producer: Peter Gardner
    Announcer: Peter Gardner
    Intro: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach.
    34 min

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Talking Thomism brings you a mix of philosophical lectures and stimulating discussions and interviews from the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX.