Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

Episode 18 – Causality According to the Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective | Prof. Michael Gorman

Oct 30, 2019

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The Aristotelian View of Causation

01:13

The Essence of a Cat

01:04

The Problem of God as Cause

01:04

Aristotle's Four Causes

01:21

Introduction

4min

The Humian View of Causation

2min

What Is Causation?

3min

What Aquinas Calls a Causa in English

3min

The Four Causes

3min

The Metaphysical Status of Artifacts

3min

The Case of the Cat Is Different From That of the Football

3min

What Is the Goal of a Cat?

3min

The Connection Between Causation and Act and Potency

3min

10.

The Fourfold Causal Schema in Modern Science

3min

11.

Why Modern Science Isn't About Causation Law

3min

12.

Is Aquinas Crazy?

2min

13.

The Quineness Versus He or He Does a Picky Question

3min

14.

The Final Cause, There's a Second Answer

3min

15.

The Search for Knowledge Is a Search for Explanatory Factors

5min

Course Listening for Lesson 18 - "The Four Causes"

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Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

Episode 18 – Causality According to the Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective | Prof. Michael Gorman

The Aristotelian View of Causation

The Essence of a Cat

The Problem of God as Cause

Aristotle's Four Causes

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