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Re: Between evil and immorality

Luká Novák — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:53:23 GMT

... Lack of desirable perfection (in a subject). ... Lack of conformity (of an action) to the moral law. ... Yes, because conformity to the moral law is a

Between evil and immorality

Iya Osoronga — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:40:56 GMT

What is evil? What is immorality? And is any immorality always evil according to STA? Tx Damola Luk?? Nov?k wrote: ... This does not

Re: Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re:

Anthony Crifasi — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:37:43 GMT

... For Aristotle, final causality is exhibited by EVERY natural body, not just by ones that exhibit voluntary movement. Even if we leave aside the movements

Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re: Aris

jamesmiguez — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:18:09 GMT

... moved ... is, ... could ... then ... must ... intelligible ... cause ... thesis ... Aquinas ... This does not answer the question. Nor do you. What is

Re: Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re:

Anthony Crifasi — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:31:52 GMT

... I am sorry that you missed the answer contained in the quote. Here is the specific part containing the answer, isolated from all the ... So unless you

Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re: Aris

jamesmiguez — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:19:36 GMT

... "And ... "divine ... by ... The discussion is about Aristotle in his own time and place -- that is, ancient pagan Greece, not about Aquinas, a medieval

Avicenna, Aquinas and Peace Studies

CHUA Soo Meng Jude (PLS) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:32:10 GMT

Dear All, I am interested in exploring the following line of thought and would welcome any kind of comment. Intimations of an Islamic Theology of Peace and

Re: Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re:

Anthony Crifasi — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:51:56 GMT

... James, Aquinas' own words in his commentary on the above passage: "...since it has been shown that the first mover is unmoved, it must cause motion in the

Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

jamesmiguez — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:49:29 GMT

... Creation ex nihilo certainly implies a beginning. ... The secondary unmoved movers are not produced by the first. In the historical context, that is the

Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

jamesmiguez — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:01:53 GMT

... Since when is Aquinas an authority on cosmology? Or historical studies for that matter? Thomism doesn't claim Aquinas' cosmology, nor Aristotle's

Unmoved mover, final and/or effective cause? (one or many? (Re: Aris

jamesmiguez — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:50:34 GMT

... then ... object ... You have not answered the question, unless you posit that the "divine body" of heaven, or sphere, has a soul that is intelligent and

Re: Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

Luká Novák — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:13:59 GMT

... You made just one inference in the quoted 2 lines, and it is the validity of this I deny. Namely: "created" does not imply "has beginning". ... Well: at

Re: Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

Luká Novák — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:29:43 GMT

... Aquinas sees no problem in angels causing bodily motion - not just of the spheres, but generally. See ST I, q. 52 for explanation. Lukas

Re: Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

Anthony Crifasi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:21:22 GMT

... Aristotle says precisely how at Met. 1072a25 - as a final cause: "And this is the way in which the object of desire or the intelligible object moves,

Unmoved mover, one or many? (Re: Aristotle the "pagan"

jamesmiguez — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:17:17 GMT

... no ... is, ... unmoved ... the ... cause. ... space ... objects ... 1073b1) ... Well apparently this would make them separated substances, but I do not see