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Soul, Mind and Personhood in Modern Biology | Dr. Stephen Meredith

The Thomistic Institute

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Exploring the Concept of Latin Vital and Formal Causes in Biology and Philosophy

Exploring the significance of Latin vital as a formal or final cause while discussing the neglect of formal causes like species or form in modern science. Aquinas's views on the soul as the form of living beings and the nature of souls in contrast to the concept of God and bodies.

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