History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 248 - Scott MacDonald on Aquinas

Feb 28, 2016
Aquinas' relationship to Aristotle and his theory of knowledge, his interpretation of Aristotle's empiricist view, the process of abstracting universal concepts, Aquinas' views on demonstration and knowledge, theology as a science
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Aquinas' Interpretation of Aristotle and the Role of Sensory Experience in Knowledge
02:30 • 7min
3
Abstraction and Universals
09:05 • 9min
4
Aquinas' Nuanced View on Demonstration and Knowledge
18:14 • 3min
5
Theology as a Science
21:14 • 6min