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How to Think Like a Thomist: An Introduction to Thomistic Principles
Thomistic PrinciplesThe Nature of ManSacred DoctrineHabits
21 lessonsEveryone needs some introduction to the basic vocabulary and concepts that St. Thomas Aquinas uses in his philosophical and theological works. These lessons will give you a basic confidence to navigate St. Thomas’s way of thinking and teaching. Terms like “act and potency,” “form and matter,” “efficient and final cause,” will become clearer, and prepare you to follow Aquinas on his many paths to the one Truth.
What you will learn
  • A basic Thomistic vocabulary
  • The principle of non-contradiction
  • Understanding “what” things are
  • An intro to causality, or “why” things are
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Course Content
The Science of Theology
Lesson 1: The Science of Theology
The Principle of Non-Contradiction
Lesson 2: The Principle of Non-Contradiction
Argument and Dialectic
Lesson 3: Argument and Dialectic
Being and Metaphysics
Lesson 4: Being and Metaphysics
Act and Potency
Lesson 5: Act and Potency
Form and Matter
Lesson 6: Form and Matter
Essence and Existence
Lesson 7: Essence and Existence
The Real Distinction
Lesson 8: The Real Distinction
Universals and Particulars, Genus and Species
Lesson 9: Universals and Particulars, Genus and Species
Nature and Natures
Lesson 10: Nature and Natures
Substance and Accidents
Lesson 11: Substance and Accidents
The Four Causes
Lesson 12: The Four Causes
Teleology
Lesson 13: Teleology
Intro to Primary and Secondary Causality
Lesson 14: Intro to Primary and Secondary Causality
Analogy
Lesson 15: Analogy
The Three Acts of the Mind
Lesson 16: The Three Acts of the Mind
Opinion, Doubt, Knowledge, and Belief
Lesson 17: Opinion, Doubt, Knowledge, and Belief
Moderate Realism
Lesson 18: Moderate Realism
Good and Evil
Lesson 19: Good and Evil
Powers of the Soul: A First Look
Lesson 20: Powers of the Soul: A First Look
Habits: A First Look
Lesson 21: Habits: A First Look
Instructors
Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.Rector Magnificus, Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum).
Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Fr. James Brent, O.P.Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Chaplain to Commuter Students, Dominican House of Studies.
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.Director, Thomistic Institute. Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Dominican House of Studies.
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.Assistant Director of Campus Outreach, Thomistic Institute. Instructor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Dominican House of Studies.
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