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Episode 25 – Metaphysics and Goodness | Prof. Michael Gorman

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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The Importance of Consequentialism

If something exists at all, then it fulfills its nature at least a little bit. But beyond doing the bare minimum, how fully do things fulfill their nature? What is reality's batting average? Aquinas thinks it's actually pretty high. He thinks that most things mostly do a fairly good job of achieving their ends.

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