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Dehellenisation and Jewish Thought (Buber, Levinas, Derrida) in the Modern World

Philosophy /

In his notable Regensburg Address of 2006, Benedict XVI discussed the intense dehellenisation that has been taking place to philosophy and most notably theology since the Reformation. He particularly mentions Adolf von Harnack who argued that the Catholic Church represented a perversion of the original gospel message taught by Jesus as a result of the Read more

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Edmund Husserl and His Influence on the Philosophies of Edith Stein and Karol Wojtyła

Philosophy /

Edmund Husserl is a notable figure in contemporary philosophy. He is most famous for establishing the school of phenomenology, which is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness. The influence of this school from its inception in the early 20th century spread quickly throughout Europe and North America with the names of

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The Bible and the Church on Ensoulment and the Immortality of the Soul

Church Documents, Philosophy, Theology /

There is great debate in the contemporary world whether life exists after death. Influential secular ‘thinkers’ such as Stephen Hawking or Richard Dawkins assert that no such thing is possible and lead masses to a pessimistic view of their lives. In fact, it can lead one to despair because if there is nothingness after physical

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An Analysis of Robert C. Miner’s “Non-Aristotelian Prudence in the Prima Secundae”

Philosophy, Theology, Thomism /

There are two known views pertaining to the teachings of Thomas Aquinas on prudence in the Summa Theologiae. One is proclaimed by R.-A. Gauthier who argues that while Aquinas uses Aristotelian terminology to formulate his teachings on prudence, he does so by violently misreading Aristotle. The other common view is that Thomas’s doctrine of prudence

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