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Prof. Brian Carl's lecture provides an accessible introduction to Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy of nature, focusing on substance, accident, causes, hylomorphism, and the metaphysical principles underlying change and the nature of light.
This lecture was given on July 18th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.
Will you hand on the Faith to those who need it the most? Give by October 31st to film the next season of Aquinas 101! Visit aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/oct25podcast.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the Speakers:
Brian T. Carl earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America. He is an assistant professor at the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. His research focuses on Thomistic metaphysics, philosophical theology, cognitive theory, and moral psychology.
Keywords: Actuality and Potentiality, Categories, Ethics, Hylomorphism, Incarnation, Motion, Philosophy Of Nature, Physics, Prime Matter, Substantial Change
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Prof. Brian Carl's lecture provides an accessible introduction to Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy of nature, focusing on substance, accident, causes, hylomorphism, and the metaphysical principles underlying change and the nature of light.
This lecture was given on July 18th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.
Will you hand on the Faith to those who need it the most? Give by October 31st to film the next season of Aquinas 101! Visit aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/oct25podcast.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the Speakers:
Brian T. Carl earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America. He is an assistant professor at the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. His research focuses on Thomistic metaphysics, philosophical theology, cognitive theory, and moral psychology.
Keywords: Actuality and Potentiality, Categories, Ethics, Hylomorphism, Incarnation, Motion, Philosophy Of Nature, Physics, Prime Matter, Substantial Change

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