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Because plain language is inadequate? This is the purpose of technical language.

Indeed. This is something that Feser and other modern Thomists emphasize again and again.

An addendum to my post yesterday, an argument for hylemorphic dualism. Hylemorphism is true. So the human soul is the form of the body. (From 1) But the human soul engages in immaterial operations. Agere sequitur esse: whatever operates I-ly must be (exist) I-ly. So the human soul, qua...

First, it's ambiguous whether or not Aristotle believed in the immortality of the soul, so it may not necessarily contradict Aristotle's position. Second, many professional philosophers such as Edward Feser and David S. Oderberg have argued that the immortality of the soul does not necessarily...

Oh boy. Yeah, everyone has a hot take on Plato, especially in the modern day. While I am not a Platonist myself, Aristotelianism and Thomism are indebted in large part to Platonism, and much of Plato's philosophy is painfully misunderstood. If you want a good book that debunks most of the...

Want to elaborate on that, chief?

Good grief. Quoting Plato's Modern Enemies and the Theory of Natural Law by John Wild, in which he refutes the idea that Socrates was an "agnostic" or a philosophical skeptic. If we are to trust the Apology as historically accurate, then Plato's philosophy was pretty much an elaboration of...

No, Plato > Diogenes, strictly speaking. Diogenes was an unkempt cynic who had no wisdom. Plato was a philosopher.

Aristotle was a Plato supporter too though... That doesn't mean he agreed with Plato on everything.

"Greece chose Plato." And your proof of this is...?

What about making observations about the world like Aristotle advocated?

If our purpose in life is not the pursuit of the truth, then what is it?

Okay, I must push back on this: contemplation isn't the problem. Pursuit of the truth should be the goal of human life, not simple mastery of nature, right?

Their reliance on slave labor would've made innovation impossible. However, given their obsession with learning and contemplation, I doubt that their knowledge of the natural world wouldn't be advanced.

Ancient Greek science would’ve advanced. Their technology wouldn’t have, for the reasons you give.

Liberalism developed from Christianity the same way Islam developed from Christianity: it's a heresy. This article explains. Liberalism and Islam are both simplifications of Christianity designed to appeal to different kinds of people, and as a result, they leave a lot out. Liberalism...

And how are the economics of slavery relevant to a thread discussing the falsehoods about Thomism?

I must agree, you are not good at writing legibly. I’m not really sure what point you’re getting at here. Are you saying that the Greeks supported slavery, so we shouldn’t learn anything from them? What?

I just couldn’t understand what he said since it was so badly written. No, it isn’t a problem that non-Christian thinkers aren’t Christian. St. Thomas grappled with this in his work, and he had to correct many of Aristotle’s errors. Besides, it is hypocritical of Christians to condemn foreign...

Are you a troll?