Thomas McLaughlin | Is Energy Prime Matter? A Reply to David Oderberg
This lecture was given on October 7th, 2022 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Thomas McLaughlin is Professor of Philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary, in Denver, CO.
About the Center for Thomistic Studies:
The Center ...
Digital Identity & Death with Dr Patrick Stokes and Dr Elaine Kasket #8
Millions of profiles of the dead haunt the internet. What do we do with all these digital souls? Can we simply delete them? Or do they have a right to persist? What does it mean for the self now that digital technologies are transforming the notion of legacy, and in the future, how you will persi...
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how, in the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) sought to define the difference between right and wrong by applying reason, looking at the intention behind actions rather than at consequences. He was inspired to find moral laws by natural philosophers such as ...
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how, in the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) sought to define the difference between right and wrong by applying reason, looking at the intention behind actions rather than at consequences. He was inspired to find moral laws by natural philosophers such as ...
The Psychology of Morality
Go on - admit it. You like to feel you're above average. Don't worry. We all like to feel we're somehow special - that our gifts make us stand out from - and above - the crowd. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as positive illusion. It's the sort of self-deception that helps maintain our sel...
To Err Is (Not Only) Human
David Oderberg, Jonathan Hill, Christopher Austin, Ingo Bojak, François Cinotti, and Jon Gibbins ask what mistakes mean for philosophy and biology.
Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-2ix
David Oderberg & The Philosophy of Making Mistakes
David Oderberg is a professor of philosophy at the University of Reading. In this episode he talks about why he got into philosophy, why philosophy is important for the study of living things and the theory of mistakes he's developing along with the rest of the Mistakes in Living Systems team.
Fi...
Does God Cause Evil?
In our fifth episode on divine providence, we tackle the question of why the omni-instrumental model of divine providence doesn’t make God the cause of evil despite saying that he causes all things through nature. Ultimately, the answer relies on an understanding of evil in terms of privation (wh...
Drive Time Show Podcast 14-11-2024 - Diabetes and Reputations
Join Raheel Ahmad & Usman Ali Anjum for Thursday’s show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: “Diabetes” and “Reputations”.
Diabetes
Diabetes is rising globally, leading to serious health risks like heart disease and kidney damage. Factors such as poor diet, inactivity, and stress contribute t...
How the Highest of the Inanimate Touches the Lowest of the Living: A Contemporary Thomistic Approach – Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.
Fr. Thomas Davenport examines the philosophical and scientific boundaries between the inanimate and the living, highlighting how Thomistic principles, spontaneous generation, and structured homogeneity offer new ways to understand life’s emergence and complexity.
This lecture was given on July 1...
