The Life of Thomas Aquinas: The “Angelic Doctor”
The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, a beginners course by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty
I. THE LIFE OF THOMAS AQUINAS (122-1274): THE "ANGELIC DOCTOR"
Thomas Aquinas, born of...
A Guide to Reading John Locke’s Concerning Civil Government: Second Essay
By Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff
In the history of human liberty, Locke's essay Concerning Civil Government stands out not only as a great...
Thomas Aquinas: The World (Cosmology)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THOMAS AQUINAS
General Discussion from Classic Philosophers by Jonathan Dolhenty Ph.D.
In determining or defining the relationship of God with the world, Aquinas...
Xenophon—Œconomick: IV
Western Thought
Xenophon—a student of Socrates—writes the first work on the study of economics.
But I do not pretend that it can be learnt by...
Xenophon—Œconomick: II
Western Thought
Xenophon—a student of Socrates—writes the first work on the study of economics.
To have an Eye over those, whose Business lies within Doors; and...
Enemy of the State, Friend of Liberty
LAWRENCE REED, THE FREEMAN
Question: If you could go back in time and spend one hour in conversation with 10 people—each one separately and privately—whom...
On the Birthright of Freedom, by Saint Augustine
Daily Dabble in the Classics, Saint Augustine
Of the liberty proper to man's nature, and the servitude introduced by sin, -- a servitude in which...
The Philosophy of Plato: Psychology
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
The Philosophy of Plato: VI. Psychology
The...
The Philosophy of Plato: Cosmology
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
The Philosophy of Plato: V. Ionians:...
The Philosophy of Plato: General Metaphysics
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
The Philosophy of Plato: IV. General...
The Philosophy of Plato: Theory of Knowledge
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
III. The Philosophy of Plato: Theory...
Ancient Philosophers: The Philosophy of Plato, Doctrine
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
II. The Philosophy of Plato: Doctrine,...
Ancient Philosophers: Plato, Life and Works
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
I. The Philosophy of Plato: Life...
Ancient Philosophers: The Doctrine of Socrates: Minor Schools
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
VI. The Doctrine of Socrates: Minor...
Ancient Philosophers: The Doctrine of Socrates, Ethics
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
V. The Doctrine of Socrates: Ethics
In...
Ancient Philosophers: The Doctrine of Socrates, Concepts
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
IV. The Doctrine of Socrates, Concepts
The...
Ancient Philosophers: The Philosophy of Socrates, His Life
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
I. The Philosophy of Socrates: Live...
Ancient Philosophers: Socrates, General Notions
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
I. The Philosophy of Socrates: General...
Ancient Philosophers: Socrates, Introduction
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
The Philosophy of Socrates: I. Introduction
The...
Ancient Philosophers: The Sophists: Ethics and Right
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
The Sophists: Ethics and Right
IV. Ethics...
Ancient Philosophers: The Sophists: Theory of Knowledge
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of the Western World
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
VI The Sophists: Theory of Knowledge
The...
Ancient Philosophers: The Sophists: General Notions
Classic Philosophers: The Great Thinkers of Western Philosophy
Ancient Philosophers: The Philosophy of the Early Greek Naturalists, by Jonathan Dolhenty
V. The Philosophy of the...
The Nature of the Human Mind
By René Descartes
I suppose...that all the things which I see are fictitious; I believe that none of those objects which my fallacious memory represents...
The Philosophy of René Descartes
René Descartes (1596-1650)
By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
I. General Observations
René Descartes is justly considered the father of modern philosophy and the founder of the rational method...
The Human Soul (Rational Psychology)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THOMAS AQUINAS
General Philosophy of Classic Philosophers by Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
Besides God, the spiritual substances are the angels and human souls. Angels...
General Metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas accepts the general principles of the metaphysics of Aristotle, for whom there are two principles of being, potency and act.
Act signifies being, reality,...
Thomas Aquinas on the Existence of God (Theodicy)
The Five Ways
The search for God and His relationship with the world was as fundamental in the Middle Ages as it was at any...
General Metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas accepts the general principles of the metaphysics of Aristotle, for whom there are two principles of being, potency and act.
Act signifies being, reality,...
General Metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas accepts the general principles of the metaphysics of Aristotle, for whom there are two principles of being, potency and act.
Act signifies being, reality,...
Theory of Knowledge (Epistemology) of Thomas Aquinas
To explain the process of knowledge, Thomas Aquinas has recourse neither to the innate ideas of Platonism nor to the illumination of Augustine. Instead,...