My essay contributing to the volume Thomism and Predstination: Principles and Disputations, ed. ... more My essay contributing to the volume Thomism and Predstination: Principles and Disputations, ed. by myself, Prof. Roger Nutt, and Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
My response to Fr. Michael Dodds especially with respect to the nature of chance, from the Domini... more My response to Fr. Michael Dodds especially with respect to the nature of chance, from the Dominican Colloquium at Berkeley in 2014.
My lecture from the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2017, "The Order of the Universe,... more My lecture from the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2017, "The Order of the Universe," published in Dio creatore e la creazione come casa comune Prospettive Tomiste, ed. Serge-Thomas Bonino - Guido Mazzotta, Urbaniana University Press, Città del Vaticano, 2018 [Doctor Communis, Pontificia Academia Sancti Thomae Aquinatis: ATTI XVII SESSIONE PLENARIA], pp. 117-136.
This is the English version of "Petite réflexion sur Marin-Sola et Torre à propos de la grâce et ... more This is the English version of "Petite réflexion sur Marin-Sola et Torre à propos de la grâce et la liberté," published in REVUE THOMISTE in 2015, n. 3, pp. 469-480.
The text of a lecture for a conference on the nature of cooperation with evil sponsored by the Th... more The text of a lecture for a conference on the nature of cooperation with evil sponsored by the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, March 16-17.
The introduction to the second edition of The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act. This respon... more The introduction to the second edition of The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act. This responds to a variety of objections, criticisms, and what seem to the author to be particular misunderstandings of the thesis argued. Among the latter category of seeming misunderstandings might be counted the proposition that what Thomas means by "per se" order of object of the external act to the end necessarily or usually implies a unique and exclusive relation to the end. This is something that I am inclined to deny: the same casuality that can render anaesthesia to be per se ordained to an intention of surgical repair for the sake of health, can make it to be per se ordained to an intention of kidnapping. The analysis of Summa theologiae II-II, q. 64, art. 7 regarding killing in defense is also extended. The introduction responds to a variety of other foundational criticisms of the analysis provided in the book, and indicates also some minor precisions/revisions. New appendices were added to the second edition that are pertinent to understanding cooperation with evil, and the role of prudence in cases of double effect, but these are not here included.
A brief review engaging Jean Porter's remarkable work Nature as Reason, acknowledging significant... more A brief review engaging Jean Porter's remarkable work Nature as Reason, acknowledging significant strength of the work in its regard for aspects of natural teleological order for practical knowledge, and focusing upon remaining points of dispute: chiefly, the import of proximate natural teleology for moral understanding, in sexual ethics and elsewhere; and difficulties regarding the nature of "rights," which seem to be derivative vis a vis the understanding of the nature of the good. This was published way back in 2008, in Nova et Vetera.
An essay from 2006 published in The Thomist. It takes the form of an article from St. Thomas's S... more An essay from 2006 published in The Thomist. It takes the form of an article from St. Thomas's Summa theologiae, and criticizes the frequently asserted compatibility of embryo adoption with Catholic moral reason.
This essay attempts to show that three things often thought to be opposed—the dynamism, relationa... more This essay attempts to show that three things often thought to be opposed—the dynamism, relationality, and teleology of the image of God in man toward grace and glory; a strict distinction between nature and grace; and the doctrine that man has an obediential potency to friendship with God and supernatural beatitude—are not only not opposed but are actually necessarily related elements of a coherent and true theological synthesis.
Some moralists think that natural law is essentially a doctrine of practical reason-the reason co... more Some moralists think that natural law is essentially a doctrine of practical reason-the reason concerned with making and doing rather than with contemplation and speculative knowledge-and that practical reason is sufficient to itself apart from metaphysical and theological truth. As a result, natural law frequently is assigned the role of being a common minimal moral lexicon for diverse cultures and legal systems, for religious adherents and nonbelievers alike, in the hope of solving major ethical conflicts without engaging ultimate loyalties. While there is some foundation for these viewpoints, they are misleading.
Here is a copy of the Table of Contents and the Introduction to a new volume that I co-edited (wi... more Here is a copy of the Table of Contents and the Introduction to a new volume that I co-edited (with Steve A. Long and Thomas Joseph White, OP) and contributed to on the elusive topic of St. Thomas's doctrine of predestination.
A treatment of the intellectus essentiae argument articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in De ente et... more A treatment of the intellectus essentiae argument articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in De ente et essentia.
A paper published responding to criticisms offered by a genuinely great luminary of Thomistic th... more A paper published responding to criticisms offered by a genuinely great luminary of Thomistic thought, Fr. Lawrence Dewan, O.P, and including also response to the objections posed to some of my work by the serious Thomistic scholar Kevin Keiser.
Engages philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and revelation in considering the question of man's re... more Engages philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and revelation in considering the question of man's relation to the cosmos and the nature of stewardship. This is a speculative treatment published in 2012, & does not address either the recent papal encyclical Laudato si' or the controversies pertaining to the hypothesis of humanly caused global warming.
This essay argues that the new natural law theory (NNLT) propounds National Catholic Bioethics Qu... more This essay argues that the new natural law theory (NNLT) propounds National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly -Humanae vitae.
My essay contributing to the volume Thomism and Predstination: Principles and Disputations, ed. ... more My essay contributing to the volume Thomism and Predstination: Principles and Disputations, ed. by myself, Prof. Roger Nutt, and Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
My response to Fr. Michael Dodds especially with respect to the nature of chance, from the Domini... more My response to Fr. Michael Dodds especially with respect to the nature of chance, from the Dominican Colloquium at Berkeley in 2014.
My lecture from the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2017, "The Order of the Universe,... more My lecture from the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2017, "The Order of the Universe," published in Dio creatore e la creazione come casa comune Prospettive Tomiste, ed. Serge-Thomas Bonino - Guido Mazzotta, Urbaniana University Press, Città del Vaticano, 2018 [Doctor Communis, Pontificia Academia Sancti Thomae Aquinatis: ATTI XVII SESSIONE PLENARIA], pp. 117-136.
This is the English version of "Petite réflexion sur Marin-Sola et Torre à propos de la grâce et ... more This is the English version of "Petite réflexion sur Marin-Sola et Torre à propos de la grâce et la liberté," published in REVUE THOMISTE in 2015, n. 3, pp. 469-480.
The text of a lecture for a conference on the nature of cooperation with evil sponsored by the Th... more The text of a lecture for a conference on the nature of cooperation with evil sponsored by the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, March 16-17.
The introduction to the second edition of The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act. This respon... more The introduction to the second edition of The Teleological Grammar of the Moral Act. This responds to a variety of objections, criticisms, and what seem to the author to be particular misunderstandings of the thesis argued. Among the latter category of seeming misunderstandings might be counted the proposition that what Thomas means by "per se" order of object of the external act to the end necessarily or usually implies a unique and exclusive relation to the end. This is something that I am inclined to deny: the same casuality that can render anaesthesia to be per se ordained to an intention of surgical repair for the sake of health, can make it to be per se ordained to an intention of kidnapping. The analysis of Summa theologiae II-II, q. 64, art. 7 regarding killing in defense is also extended. The introduction responds to a variety of other foundational criticisms of the analysis provided in the book, and indicates also some minor precisions/revisions. New appendices were added to the second edition that are pertinent to understanding cooperation with evil, and the role of prudence in cases of double effect, but these are not here included.
A brief review engaging Jean Porter's remarkable work Nature as Reason, acknowledging significant... more A brief review engaging Jean Porter's remarkable work Nature as Reason, acknowledging significant strength of the work in its regard for aspects of natural teleological order for practical knowledge, and focusing upon remaining points of dispute: chiefly, the import of proximate natural teleology for moral understanding, in sexual ethics and elsewhere; and difficulties regarding the nature of "rights," which seem to be derivative vis a vis the understanding of the nature of the good. This was published way back in 2008, in Nova et Vetera.
An essay from 2006 published in The Thomist. It takes the form of an article from St. Thomas's S... more An essay from 2006 published in The Thomist. It takes the form of an article from St. Thomas's Summa theologiae, and criticizes the frequently asserted compatibility of embryo adoption with Catholic moral reason.
This essay attempts to show that three things often thought to be opposed—the dynamism, relationa... more This essay attempts to show that three things often thought to be opposed—the dynamism, relationality, and teleology of the image of God in man toward grace and glory; a strict distinction between nature and grace; and the doctrine that man has an obediential potency to friendship with God and supernatural beatitude—are not only not opposed but are actually necessarily related elements of a coherent and true theological synthesis.
Some moralists think that natural law is essentially a doctrine of practical reason-the reason co... more Some moralists think that natural law is essentially a doctrine of practical reason-the reason concerned with making and doing rather than with contemplation and speculative knowledge-and that practical reason is sufficient to itself apart from metaphysical and theological truth. As a result, natural law frequently is assigned the role of being a common minimal moral lexicon for diverse cultures and legal systems, for religious adherents and nonbelievers alike, in the hope of solving major ethical conflicts without engaging ultimate loyalties. While there is some foundation for these viewpoints, they are misleading.
Here is a copy of the Table of Contents and the Introduction to a new volume that I co-edited (wi... more Here is a copy of the Table of Contents and the Introduction to a new volume that I co-edited (with Steve A. Long and Thomas Joseph White, OP) and contributed to on the elusive topic of St. Thomas's doctrine of predestination.
A treatment of the intellectus essentiae argument articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in De ente et... more A treatment of the intellectus essentiae argument articulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in De ente et essentia.
A paper published responding to criticisms offered by a genuinely great luminary of Thomistic th... more A paper published responding to criticisms offered by a genuinely great luminary of Thomistic thought, Fr. Lawrence Dewan, O.P, and including also response to the objections posed to some of my work by the serious Thomistic scholar Kevin Keiser.
Engages philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and revelation in considering the question of man's re... more Engages philosophy of nature, metaphysics, and revelation in considering the question of man's relation to the cosmos and the nature of stewardship. This is a speculative treatment published in 2012, & does not address either the recent papal encyclical Laudato si' or the controversies pertaining to the hypothesis of humanly caused global warming.
This essay argues that the new natural law theory (NNLT) propounds National Catholic Bioethics Qu... more This essay argues that the new natural law theory (NNLT) propounds National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly -Humanae vitae.
The table of contents for the volume on predestination that I edited with Prof. Roger Nutt & Fr. ... more The table of contents for the volume on predestination that I edited with Prof. Roger Nutt & Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., together with my written introduction to the volume.
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