By David Fleischacker In part 2, I began to examine the notion of the “subsistent” and noted that one key element in a subsistent is […]
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When does the human person begin to exist? Part 2: To be a subsistent, or not to be.
By David Fleischacker Last week, in the search for the answer to this factual question about when a human person begins to exist, I had […]
Knowing and Willing in Aquinas
By Dunstan Robidoux, OSB In the common literature which exists about Aquinas, he is frequently described as an “intellectualist.” His philosophy (or theology) is frequently […]
When does the human person begin to exist? Part 1: To Be Distinct
By David Fleischacker In answering the factual question “When does the human person begin to exist?”, a first step is to examine what is meant […]
Infusion of the human soul?
By David Fleischacker Here is an interesting point think about. Lonergan writes in INSIGHT, that the human mind and will are intrinsically independent of the […]