Bibliographical resources for PHIL 304: The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas (Redeemer Pacific College)
Compiled by Dr. Christopher S. Morrissey
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Ryan Anderson reviews Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide in the May 2010 issue of First Things: "Do not let the subtitle deter you. While Aquinas is ‘a beginner’s guide,’ it is rigorous and accessible philosophy at its best. Even seasoned Thomists will benefit from Edward Feser’s analytic precision in interpreting and presenting Thomas’ philosophy. Placing Thomas in conversation with modern thinkers, Feser explains how so many worthies have gotten Thomas wrong and thus done battle with a straw man. More than this, Feser shows how, even on a host of contemporary debates, Thomas provides the most intellectually satisfying ways forward… Long have I searched for a book to recommend to colleagues, friends, and students to introduce them to the basics of Aquinas’s philosophy; I search no longer."
Edward Feser on Science and Scientism in the Claremont Review of Books (Apr 23, 2012).
Edward Feser on "Natural Law, Natural Rights, and Private Property" in Library of Law and Liberty (Mar 18, 2012).
Edward Feser, "Modern biology and original sin, Part I" (Sep 6, 2011); "Monkey in your soul" (Sep 12, 2011).
Video of Science and Faith Conference, Franciscan University of Steubenville (Dec 2-3, 2011).
Edward Feser, "Existential Inertia and the Five Ways", American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 85.2 (2011).
Edward Feser on lying (Jan 5, 2012) and jocose lies (Jan 20, 2012).
The Last Superstition: [Sir Anthony Kenny's review in The Times Literary Supplement (July 22, 2011)] [HPR review] [Levering review]
The Last Superstition: a refutation of the new atheism by Edward Feser: TWU Alloway Library BL473 .F47 2008
Heisenberg on act and potency and Feser on act and potency
Feser (A-T) vs. scientism
God, obligation, and the Euthyphro dilemma
Feser (A-T) vs. "Intelligent Design" (ID)
Final Causality as explained by Edward Feser
Feser on the mind-body problem and other issues in the philosophy of mind
The living tradition of commentators
Thomist tradition: [Part I] [Part II]
Scholastic's Bookshelf: [Part 1: General Reference] [Part 2: Natural Theology] [Part 3: Moral Theology] [Part 4: Online Books]
Platonism or Aristotelianism? Development versus decay
On hylemorphic dualism: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
On some alleged quantifier shift fallacies: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
"In Defense of Capital Punishment", The Public Discourse (Sep 29, 2011).
America, empire, and conservatism
The Cambridge companion to Hayek [TWU Library electronic resource] / edited by Edward Feser
Recommended by Feser:
David S. Oderberg, Real Essentialism
James F. Ross, Thought and World
Alfred Freddoso, "Good
News, Your Soul Hasn't Died Quite Yet"
in Michael Baur, ed., Person, Soul, and Immortality: Proceedings of the
American Catholic Philosophical Association
(New York: American Catholic Philosophical Association) 75 (2002): 99-120. [PDF
version]
James F. Ross, "Immaterial Aspects of Thought",
The Journal of Philosophy 89.3 (Mar 1992): 136-150. [PDF
version]
See also: Derek S. Jeffreys, "The Soul is Alive and Well: Non-reductive Physicalism and Emergent Mental Properties", Theology and Science 2.2 (2004): dx.doi.org/10.1080/1474670042000261105