The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Prof. Catherine Peters

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This conference was dedicated to synthesizing Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science.

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About the Speaker:

Catherine Peters is a tenured associate professor at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, California). She specializes in medieval philosophy, with a particular focus on the thought of Thomas Aquinas and Avicenna. She earned her doctorate from the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas (Houston, Texas) under the supervision of Jon McGinnis in 2019. Peters' research centers on the intersections of natural philosophy, metaphysics, and natural theology.

An overarching theme in her work is the consideration of how medieval thought might inform and advance our attempts to answer fundamental questions such as “who am I?”, “what do we know?”, “what should we do?” and “is there a God?” She is passionate about translating medieval philosophy into modern terms and applying its insight to perennial problems and concerns. To this end, she is now engaged in developing a "Thomistic" account of disability.