What Form of Government Do We Have Anyway?
JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
I remember some years ago when a certain group of political activists used to go around promoting the idea that "America is...
The Place Of Thomism In Mediaeval Philosophy
THE PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEM OF THOMAS AQUINAS
I. Introduction
A. The place of Thomism in Mediaeval Philosophy
Some years ago I made a circuit of the French Cathedrals...
What Do We Mean By Applied Philosophy?
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Classical realists generally define the academic discipline of philosophy as the study of all reality in its ultimate causes and principles...
A Brief on the Perennial Philosophy
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, Ph.D.
Our understanding of common sense can be approached in two ways. First, there is the wide, popular meaning of common sense....
The Activity of God—Jonathan Dolhenty
(Note: The following is a presentation of the classical Thomistic doctrine of philosophical theology for those who are unacquainted with it. Knowledge of the...
Philosophy of Education
By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
This essay is an excerpt from a much larger work I wrote in 1978 about the linguistic muddle which permeated educational...
The Nature of Ideas
JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
The Comprehension of the Idea
The comprehension of an idea is the sum total of all the attributes or thought-elements which constitute the...
John Locke: Philosopher of Freedom and Natural Rights
JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
It is an undisputed fact of history that the gems of the American Declaration of Independence are contained in the writings of...
Equality and Liberty: Can We Integrate These Two Concepts?
JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
The Greek philosopher, Socrates, once said that the unexamined life is not worth living. With all due apologies to that great thinker,...
Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Individualism
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
I have often been asked to present a brief introduction to Classical Liberalism and how it fits into the philosophical tradition...
The Principle of the Practical Effect
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Pyrrho was a citizen of Elis in ancient Greece, born around 360 B.C. or so and, to the best of our...
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...
Philosophy of Education
An Example of Applied Philosophy
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Applied philosophy involves the application of philosophical principles and concepts to the practical affairs of the human...
A Theory of Public Nonsense
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
An analysis of nonsense in areas as broad as social behavior, political policy, and science can be complex and intimidating. Since...
What is Intellectual Insanity?
America's War with Reality, Truth, and Morality
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Ideas have consequences. A philosophy is a set of ideas about basic things like reality,...
Have We Lost Our Common Sense?—Dolhenty
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
The world is in a desperate state of affairs. Social institutions – the family, schools, and churches – are falling apart....
The Nature of Ideas
THE PROBLEM OF KNOWLEDGE
A Brief Introduction to Epistemology
By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D.
PART V: THE NATURE OF IDEAS: FORMATION OF IDEAS, IDEA AND SENSE IMAGE
Ideas are...
The Sources of Knowledge
THE PROBLEM OF KNOWLEDGE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO EPISTEMOLOGY BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Part Four: The Sources of Knowledge
All of us have stored away millions...
What is Philosophical Realism?
BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Philosophy is the attempt to understand the most basic facts about the world we inhabit and so far as possible to...
General Metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THOMAS AQUINAS MADE SIMPLE, BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D.
Part V, General Metaphysics
Aquinas accepts the general principles of the metaphysics of Aristotle,...