Tag: Thomas Aquinas
Theist Doctor, Materialist Doctor
To be a good medical doctor, you have to treat the human body as if its parts have purpose and function. There’s really no way around it.
Intentionality in Living Systems: What Does It Mean?
One historically dominant position on intentionality has been the Brentano thesis, proffered by 19th-century German philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano.
Building a Better Definition of Intelligent Design
Definitional change in science is par for the course: As paradigms shift because of scientific advances, textbook definitions change.
Powers Ontology: Overcoming the Limits of Reductionist Materialism
Reductionism is a method for understanding something by minimizing it to a very simple level that can be restricted to abstract language.
A Closer Look at Natural Law
The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice.
