In Knowledge Worthily Received, we considered the paradox that Socrates considered himself “barren of wisdom”—yet was able to help bring forth knowledge in his students. We considered the temptation of “easy knowledge,” of the illusion of learning without struggle. We recalled St. Thomas’ claim that truth, properly speaking, is in the mind—with the peculiar result […]
Category Archives: Medieval philosophy
Join us this Saturday, April 26, at noon (ET) for “The Middle Ages in One Hour: An Overview of Medieval Thinkers,” a free Memoria College Community Lecture with Dr. Mark Spencer. Dr. Spencer, Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, will give a fast-paced introduction to key medieval thinkers and their enduring […]
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Memoria College tutor Thomas Cothran, writing at Eclectic Orthodoxy, about St. Thomas Aquinas’ position on the problem of predestination: God causes all of our actions, including our acts of choosing. He does not merely give mankind the power of choice, he causes the act of choosing itself. We are mere instruments of God’s will. […]