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Aquinas 101 - How to Think Like a Thomist: An Introduction to Thomistic Principles

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How to Think Like a Thomist: An Introduction to Thomistic Principles

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Everyone needs some introduction to the basic vocabulary and concepts that St. Thomas Aquinas uses in his philosophical and theological works. These lessons will give you a basic confidence to navigate St. Thomas’s way of thinking and teaching. Terms like “act and potency,” “form and matter,” “efficient and final cause,” will become clearer, and prepare you to follow Aquinas on his many paths to the one Truth.

What you will learn

A basic Thomistic vocabulary
The principle of non-contradiction
Understanding “what” things are
An intro to causality, or “why” things are

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Instructors

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.Rector Magnificus, Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum)

Fr. James Brent, O.P.

Fr. James Brent, O.P.Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Dominican House of Studies

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.Assistant Director of Campus Outreach, Thomistic Institute. Adjunct Professor, Dominican House of Studies.

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

Director, Thomistic Institute. Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Dominican House of Studies.

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