Edward Feser

Five Proofs of the Existence of GodÊprovides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of the historically most important (but in recent years largely neglected) philosophical proofs of God's existence: the Aristotelian proof, the Neo-Platonic proof, the Augustinian proof, the Thomistic proof, and the Rationalist proof. Ê This book also offers a detailed treatment of each of the key divine attributes -- unity, simplicity, eternity, omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, and so forth -- showing that they must be possessed by the God whose existence is demonstrated by the proofs.Ê Finally, it answers at length all of the objections that have been leveled against these proofs. Ê This book offers as ambitious and complete a defense of traditional natural theology as is currently in print.Ê Its aim is to vindicate the view of the greatest philosophers of the past -- thinkers like Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, Aquinas, Leibniz, and many others -- that the existence of God can be established with certainty by way of purely rational arguments.Ê It thereby serves as a refutation both of atheism and of the fideism which gives aid and comfort to atheism. Ê

Five Proofs for the Existence of God

In this multifaceted introduction to the renowned thinker, Edward Feser shows how Aquinas's works are as relevant as when they were written. Defending his ideas from modern misrepresentation, Feser introduces the great Saint's view of metaphysics, ethics, psychology, and philosophy of religion. Arguing that Aquinas's though avoids many of the pitfalls of contemporary philosophy, this comprehensive volume will captivate both the seasonal "Thomist" and the absolute novice.

A Beginner's Guide

Aquinas

Argues that "new atheism" is based on an unfounded "mechanical" view of the world and the "teleological" vision of the ancient philosophers is rationally vindicated.

A Refutation of the New Atheism

The Last Superstition

a refutation of the new atheism

The last superstition

Five Proofs of the Existence of God

Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science. Among the many topics covered are: - The metaphysical presuppositions of scientific method. - The status of scientific realism - The metaphysics of space and time. - The metaphysics of quantum mechanics. - Reductionism in chemistry and biology. - The metaphysics of evolution. - Neuroscientific reductionism. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics and philosophy of science, so as to bring contemporary philosophy and science into dialogue with the Aristotelian tradition.

The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science

Aristotle's Revenge

Alles in Christus erklärt die klare und konsequente Verurteilung des Rassismus durch die Kirche und zeigt, dass diese Verurteilung keine neue Entwicklung ist, sondern tief in Jahrhunderten päpstlicher Lehre und scholastischer Theologie verwurzelt ist. Dieses Buch zeigt auch, dass die Kritische Rassentheorie, die weit davon entfernt ist, ein Heilmittel gegen Rassismus zu sein, in Wirklichkeit eine neue und heimtückische Form des Rassismus ist, die nicht mit der Soziallehre der Kirche und dem Aufruf Christi in Einklang gebracht werden kann. Edward Feser ermahnt die Katholiken, sich der Kritischen Rassentheorie zu widersetzen – und zwar gerade deshalb, weil sie gegen Rassenungerechtigkeit ist. Es wird bekräftigen, dass alle Menschen vernunftbegabte Geschöpfe sind, die zur Erkenntnis, zur Nächstenliebe und zur Erlösung von der Sünde durch die Gnade fähig sind. Pressestimmen „Dies ist das beste Buch, das ich zu diesem Thema gelesen habe. Ed Feser schreibt auf zugängliche und doch nuancierte Weise, um die philosophischen und theologischen Fehler sowohl des Rassismus als auch der Kritischen Rassentheorie aufzuzeigen.“ -- Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., Präsident des Ethics and Public Policy Center. “Es gibt kein besseres Buch zu diesem Thema aus katholischer Sicht. Alles in Christus sollte Pflichtlektüre für jeden katholischen Prälaten, alle Eltern, Schuldirektoren oder Hochschulleiter sein.“ -- Francis J. Beckwith, Ph.D., Professor für Philosophie und für Studien zu Staat und Kirche; Baylor University „Fesers Darstellung des Widerstands der Kirche gegen die Sklaverei ist maßgebend, aber es ist seine vernichtende Abrechnung mit der Kritischen Rassentheorie, die dieses Buch so besonders macht.“ -- Bill Donohue, Präsident der Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights; Autor von Common Sense Catholicism

Eine katholische Kritik des Rassismus und der Kritischen Rassentheorie

Alles in Christus

Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics, so as to facilitate the analytic reader's understanding of Scholastic ideas and the Scholastic reader's understanding of contemporary analytic philosophy. The Aristotelian theory of actuality and potentiality provides the organizing theme, and the crucial dependence of Scholastic metaphysics on this theory is demonstrated. The book is written from a Thomistic point of view, but Scotist and Suarezian positions are treated as well where they diverge from the Thomistic position.

A Contemporary Introduction

Scholastic Metaphysics

Die zentrale Behauptung des „Neuen Atheismus“ von Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett und anderen lautet, dass es seit mehreren Jahrhunderten einen Krieg zwischen Wissenschaft und Religion gibt und die Religion diesen Krieg ständig verliert. Die Menschheit sei heute an einem Punkt angelangt, der eine vollkommen säkulare wissenschaftliche Darstellung der Welt möglich macht. Deshalb gäbe es keinen Grund mehr, warum eine rationale Person irgendeiner Religion Beachtung schenken sollte. Wie Edward Feser in diesem Buch zeigt, gab es nie einen Krieg zwischen Wissenschaft und Religion. Stattdessen handelt es sich um einen Konflikt zwischen zwei völlig verschiedenen philosophischen Konzeptionen: auf der einen Seite, die klassische „teleologische“ Sicht von Platon, Aristoteles, Augustinus und Thomas von Aquin und auf der anderen Seite ein „mechanistisches“ Weltbild ohne Sinn und Zweck. Der Autor führt in dieser Schrift in die wichtigsten Grundlagen der aristotelisch-thomistischen Philosophie ein und macht deutlich, dass die so genannte „wissenschaftliche Weltanschauung“ der Neuen Atheisten zwangsläufig die eigenen rationalen Grundlagen der Wissenschaften untergräbt.

Eine philosophische Kritik des Neuen Atheismus

Der letzte Aberglaube

In this lively and entertaining introduction to the philosophy of mind, Edward Feser explores the questions central to the discipline; such as 'do computers think', and 'what is consciousness'; and gives an account of all the most important and significant attempts that have been made to answer them.

Philosophy of Mind

"In a series of publications over the course of a decade, Edward Feser has argued for the defensibility and abiding relevance to issues in contemporary philosophy of Scholastic ideas and arguments, and especially of Aristotelian-Thomistic ideas and arguments. This work has been in the vein of what has come to be known as "analytical Thomism," though the spirit of the project goes back at least to the Neo-Scholasticism of the period from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. Neo-Scholastic Essays collects some of Feser's academic papers from the last ten years on themes in metaphysics and philosophy of nature, natural theology, philosophy of mind, and ethics. Among the diverse topics covered are: the relationship between Aristotelian and Newtonian conceptions of motion; the varieties of teleological description and explanation; the proper interpretation of Aquinas's Five Ways; the impossibility of a materialist account of the human intellect; the philosophies of mind of Kripke, Searle, Popper, and Hayek; the metaphysics of value; the natural law understanding of the ethics of private property and taxation; a critique of political libertarianism; and the defensibility and indispensability to a proper understanding of sexual morality of the traditional "perverted faculty argument.""--

Neo-scholastic Essays

F. A. Hayek (1899–1992) was among the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is widely regarded as the principal intellectual force behind the triumph of global capitalism, an 'anti-Marx' who did more than any other recent thinker to elucidate the theoretical foundations of the free market economy. His account of the role played by market prices in transmitting economic knowledge constituted a devastating critique of the socialist ideal of central economic planning, and his famous book The Road to Serfdom was a prophetic statement of the dangers which socialism posed to a free and open society. He also made significant contributions to fields as diverse as the philosophy of law, the theory of complex systems, and cognitive science. The essays in this volume, by an international team of contributors, provide a critical introduction to all aspects of Hayek's thought.

The Cambridge Companion to Hayek

Thought by many to be the quintessential philosopher of the modern age, John Locke’s ideas are the key to understanding society and politics in the West. In this accessible introduction, Edward Feser explores Locke’s works and looks critically at his legacy. In this, the author argues, we find the origins of many of the conflicts that dominate modern politics.

Locke

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De la Aristotel la John Searle şi înapoi

Scholastic Metaphysics provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essence, modality, identity, persistence, teleology, and other issues in fundamental metaphysics. The book interacts heavily with the literature on these issues in contemporary analytic metaphysics, so as to facilitate the analytic reader's understanding of Scholastic ideas and the Scholastic reader's understanding of contemporary analytic philosophy. The Aristotelian theory of actuality and potentiality provides the organizing theme, and the crucial dependence of Scholastic metaphysics on this theory is demonstrated. The book is written from a Thomistic point of view, but Scotist and Suarezian positions are treated as well where they diverge from the Thomistic position.

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