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The Dumb Ox
Exploring Thomistic Philosophy


"Theodicy Is Atheism"
According to Gabriel Marcel, " Theodicy is atheism ." By this claim, Marcel calls on us to view God as a mystery of reality, one in which...
Nathan Liddell
9 hours ago2 min read


The Benefit of Pragmatism for the Thomist
Pragmatists get at meaning by doing. "Truth is what works."1 For a pragmatist, we "reach 'truth' when it gives rise to fruitful...
Nathan Liddell
Jun 282 min read


Why Descartes Can't Get Out of His Own Head but the Thomist Can
According to Descartes, it is by means of the clear and distinct perception of an infinite, perfect being (God) that he can reason his...
Nathan Liddell
Jun 282 min read


An Explanation of Thomas Aquinas’ Doctrine of Synderesis
All theories of ethics must answer the question, “Is moral knowledge possible?” The major division of theories of ethics into...
Nathan Liddell
Feb 17, 20239 min read


A Thomistic Response to Nietzsche on Christianity and the Passions
In section one of his “Morality as Anti-Nature,” Nietzsche says that “all passions have a phase when they are merely disastrous.”[1] As a...
Nathan Liddell
Aug 22, 20228 min read


An Advantage of Aquinas' Fifth Way over the Design Argument
David Hume’s critique of the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is so powerful that it is considered by many to...
Nathan Liddell
Jul 11, 20227 min read
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