Episodes

July 27, 2022

What Makes a Person Good? Aquinas and the Cardinal Virtues | Prof. Je…

This lecture was given on April 28, 2022 at the College of William and Mary.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Jennifer Frey is an associate Professor of Philosophy...

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July 26, 2022

Faith And Asceticism | Fr. John Corbett, O.P.

This lecture was given on July 7, 2022 at the 4th Annual Student Leadership Conference on Faith, Reason, and the Mind’s Ascent to God.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the spea...

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July 25, 2022

Does Nature Make Laws? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition |…

This lecture was given on December 1, 2021 at Georgetown University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philosophy and Director of ...

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July 22, 2022

Neuroscience and the Soul | Dr. Daniel De Haan

This lecture was given on May 29, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yckbsbs3.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our...

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July 21, 2022

Free Will and the Soul | Prof. Thomas Osborne

This lecture was given on May 28, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.The handouts for the lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/42jmxp7u.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our ...

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July 20, 2022

The Passions Of The Soul | Prof. Michael Gorman

This lecture was given on May 28, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.The handout for the talk can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4bmexjhmFor more information on upcoming events, please visit our websi...

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July 19, 2022

Does The Person Survive After Death? | Prof. John O'Callaghan

This lecture was given on May 28, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Prof. John O'Callagh...

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July 18, 2022

The Individuation Of The Soul After Death | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This talk was given on May 27th, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.The handout for the talk can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4nfcx8vpFor information on upcoming events, please visit our website at ...

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July 15, 2022

The Powers Of The Soul | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

This talk was given on May 27th, 2022 at the 11th Annual Aquinas Philosophy Workshop on Aquinas on the Soul.The handout for the talk can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mr224yuvFor information on upcoming events, please visit our website at ...

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July 14, 2022

Do You Believe in Miracles? (And Can Such Belief Be Reasonable?) | Pr…

This lecture was given on April 13, 2022 at Mississippi State University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Departme...

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July 13, 2022

Aquinas, Freedom, and the Brain | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 12, 2021 at Iowa State University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Fr. Anselm Ramelow is a Catholic priest in the Order of Preac...

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July 12, 2022

Neurological Disease: Dignity, Free Will, and a Reason For Hope | Pau…

This lecture was given on May 6, 2022 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.Dr. LaPenna's PowerPoint may be found here: tinyurl.com/mr38h43yFor more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org....

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July 11, 2022

The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing | William Hurlbut, MD

This lecture was given on May 1, 2022 at Brown University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:William B. Hurlbut, MD, is Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Schola...

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July 8, 2022

The Challenge Of Atheism For Scientific Explanation | Prof. Tomás Bog…

This talk was given on April 28, 2022 at Mississippi State University. The slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/bogardusmississippiFor information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinst...

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July 7, 2022

Faith, Reason, And Reasonable Belief | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

This lecture was given on February 22, 2022 at the US Military Academy at West Point. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philosoph...

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July 6, 2022

Man as Believing Animal | Prof. Matthew Dugandzic

This lecture was given on April 9th 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding"For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About th...

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July 5, 2022

The 'Spirituality' of Faith | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 8th, 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding"For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About t...

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July 4, 2022

Man as Knowing Animal | Prof. Matthew Dugandzic

This lecture was given on April 9th 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding"For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About th...

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July 2, 2022

The Raising of Lazarus and the Immortality of the Soul | Fr. John Cor…

This lecture was given on February 28, 2022 at Cedarbrake Renewal Center as part of the Second Annual Texas Student Retreat: "The Meaning of Death and Eternal Life."For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisti...

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July 1, 2022

The 'Spirituality' of Reason | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

This lecture was given on April, 8 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding"For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the...

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June 30, 2022

Augustine's Confessions and the Religious Nature of the Person | Chad…

This talk was offered at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill on April 5, 2022. For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.Speaker Bio:Dr. Chad Pecknold received his PhD from the Universit...

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June 29, 2022

Is Belief in God Rational? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

This lecture was offered at Ohio State University on April 7th, 2022.For information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the Speaker:Joshua Hochschild is the Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of P...

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June 28, 2022

Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel…

This lecture was given on April 19th, 2022 at North Carolina State University.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel is a member of the St. Ceci...

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June 27, 2022

The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St. Augustine…

This talk was given on April 11, 2022 at the University of Florida.For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org.About the speaker:Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., is Associate Professor and Director of...

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