Talking Thomism

Center for Thomistic Studies•www.stthom.edu

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. The Center is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Information about the Center can be at stthom.edu/CTS. For the news and updates about events, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thomisticstudies.

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Episodes

Brian Jones on "Is the Enlightenment Working? Considerations from Tocqueville" (Colloquium Talk)

Brian Jones (Ph.D. Candidate at the Center for Thomistic Studies) presents his paper "Is the Enlightenment Working? Considerations from Alexis de Tocqueville." In light of recent defenses (e.g. Steven Pinker's "Enlightenment Now!", Jonah Goldberg's "Suicide of the West") and critiques (Patrick Deneen's "Why Liberalism Failed") of enlightenment liberalism, Mr. Jones argues the ultimate fruit of enlightenement liberalism has been the atomization society, leading to a sense of isolation and meaning...

May 16, 2018•33 min

Gaston Le Notre on "Aquinas on the Different Problems of Individuation" (Colloquium Series Talk)

Dr. Gaston LeNotre is an independent scholar who earned his PhD in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. In his paper "Aquinas on the Different Problems of Individuation," Dr. LeNotre addresses issues concerning the principle of individuation in St. Thomas. He provides a thorough overview of St. Thomas' writings on how material individuals are individuated and provides a critique of Joseph Owens' interpretation of Aquinas that esse is the ultimate principle of ind...

Apr 13, 2018•52 min

Dr. Turner Nevitt on "How to Be an Analytic Existential Thomist" (Colloquium Series Talk)

Dr. Turner Nevitt is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. In his talk "How to Be an Analytic Existential Thomist," Dr. Nevitt defends the Thomistic doctrine that existence is a real property against traditional critiques by analytic philosophers. Nevitt argues that, besides Aquinas' own arguments, there are solid analytic grounds for adopting the Thomistic conception of existence. This talk was given at the Center for Thomistic Studies on February 2, 2018. The Cen...

Mar 30, 2018•47 min

Introduction to the Center for Thomistic Studies

The Center for Thomistic Studies is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Information about the Center can be at stthom.edu/CTS. For the news and updates about events, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thomisticstudies. Talks from our Colloquium Series can be found on our podcast feed. Please subscribe!

Mar 19, 2018•44 sec

Dr. Steven Jensen on "Sophisticated Alienation" (Colloquium Series Talk)

Dr. Steven Jensen is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston and the chair of the Center for Thomistic Studies. In his paper, titled "Sophisticated Alienation," Dr. Jensen provides a critique of so-called "sophisticated consequentialism," which has been advanced by consequentialist philosophers to overcome the problem of alienation (The objection that a consequentialist's focus on maximizing the agent-neutral good alienates the consequentialist from anyone he may try t...

Feb 20, 2018•41 min

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