by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB Not infrequently, in different texts, Aquinas refers to a principle which he uses as a principle of explanation–a principle which […]
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From Human and Angelic Understanding to Divine Understanding in Lonergan and Aquinas
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB In the kind of analysis which one finds in Lonergan’s The Triune God: Systematics, much is said about how […]
Being and Good as Primary Notions in Aquinas and Lonergan
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB In the order which one finds in Lonergan’s intentionality analysis, moral deliberation succeeds acts of reflective understanding which […]
Speaking about God’s Nature in Aquinas and Lonergan: A Question about Different Starting Points
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB In his The Triune God: Systematics, pp. 193-199, in a seeming contrast with Aquinas, Lonergan speaks about God’s attributes […]
Judgment in Aquinas and Lonergan
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB When Lonergan speaks about judgment in terms of affirmation and negation (one affirms, for instance, that something is so or […]
Understanding Two Kinds of Emanation within God Through a Transposition of Meaning
1 by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB For an initial understanding about what is meant by a “transposition of meaning,” as Matthew Lamb argues in “Lonergan’s […]
Originating Consciousness and Emanation within God
by Br. Dunstan Robidoux OSB In Lonergan’s theology of the Trinity as this is given in his The Triune God: Systematics, Lonergan postulates explanatory principles […]
Sacraments and the Divine Entrance into the World Mediated by Meaning
by David Fleischacker I hear people wondering at times about the meaning and purpose of the Catholic belief in the seven sacraments. Traditionally, these sacraments […]
Embryonic Stem Cells, Adult Stem Cells, and Medical Treatments
by Dr. David Fleischacker Only adult stem cells work in adult tissues. Embryonic stem cells work in embryos, not mature organisms. The Term “Stem Cell” […]
40 Years Since Humanae Vitae: A Metaphysical Distinction
by Dr. David Fleischacker As with men, the organic and psychic life of women possesses an intelligibility that begins with the finality to conceive […]