The Thomistic Institute Responding To Contemporary Atheism | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
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Sep 3, 2019 Fr. James Brent, O.P., discusses Ur-Platonism and Big Tent Platonism as frameworks to counter contemporary atheism. He challenges prevailing beliefs, explores rationality through different perspectives, and emphasizes the principle of non-contradiction in unveiling absolute truth.
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Atheism's Depth
- Atheism isn't just a belief, but a philosophical system.
- Confronting atheism means challenging a worldview.
Defining Ur-Platonism
- "Ur-Platonism" is defined by five negative positions: anti-materialism, anti-mechanism, anti-nominalism, anti-relativism, and anti-skepticism.
- These positions reject common tenets of modern thought.
Friends of the Forms vs. Earthbound Giants
- Plato calls those inside the "Big Tent" the "Friends of the Forms" and those outside "Earthbound Giants".
- Earthbound Giants believe matter explains everything.