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ADVANCED. The Mystery of Existence: an introduction to the philosophy of creation

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43 Lessons

Pope St. John Paul II said “there is a need for a philosophy of genuinely metaphysical range, capable, that is, of transcending empirical data to attain something absolute, ultimate, and foundational in its search for truth.” This class is unique in that it sees the study of immaterial beings as a significant aspect of the philosophy of being.

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Reed.Thomism. 2024 2025 Curriculum. with Eucharist.pdf

Course Materials

Reed.Syllabus.Mystery of Existence.pdf

Flyer. Mystery of Existence.Reed Thomist-Summer 25.pdf

Week 1: An Introduction to the Nature of Metaphysics

[Video][Recorded Lecture] Week 1. Introduction to Metaphysics.mp4

[Handout 1] Week 1. Introduction to the Nature of Metaphysics.pdf

[Video] Week 1 In Person Class--Introduction to the Nature of Metaphysics.mp4

[Videos][Contemporary] Introduction to Metaphysics.mp4

[Video] Thomistic Metaphysics.mp4

Week 2: The Nature of Being

[Video][Recorded Lecture 1] Week 2. The Nature of Being.mp4

[Video][Recorded Lecture 2] Week 2. Being and Becoming.mp4

[Handout 2] Week 2. The Nature of Being.pdf

[Handout 3] Week 2. The Problem of the One and the Many--Being and Becoming.pdf

[Video] Week 2 In Person. Senses of 'Being' and the Problem of Change.mp4

St. Thomas's Commentary on Physics.pdf

St. Thomas's Commentary on Metaphysics.pdf

David Lewis's Modal Realism.mp4

Introduction to Possible Worlds.mp4

Many Worlds and our Counter-parts.mp4

Week 3: The Problem of Limitation and the Thomistic Synthesis

[Video][Recorded Lecture] Week 3. The Problem of Limitation.mp4

[Handout 4] Week 3. The Problem of the One and the Many--Problem of Limitation.pdf

[Video] Week 3 In Person--Problem of the One and the Many.mp4

The Dumb Ox Speaks Aquinas, Aristotelian or Neo-Platonist.mp4

Thomistic Metaphysics in Minutes! w Dr. Joseph Trabbic.mp4

William Lane Craig Critique of Thomism.mp4

Week 4: The Analogy of Being

[Video][Recorded Lecture] Week 4. Doctrine of Analogy.mp4

[Handout 5] Week 4. The Analogy of Being.pdf

[Video] Week 4 In Person--Doctrine of Analogy.mp4

Craig's answer to the question " Is God a Being in the Same Sense that We Are?"

Robert Barron vs. William L. Craig - Divine Simplicity.mp4

Analogy (Aquinas 101).mp4

Scotus vs. Aquinas on univocity (how do our words apply to God ) w Thomas Ward.mp4

Week 5: The Real Distinction

Week 5. St. Thomas on the Real Distinction [Reading].pdf

[Handout 6] Week 5. The Real Distinction..pdf

[Video][Recorded Lecture] Week 5. The Real Distinction.mp4

[Video] Week 5 In Person--Real Distinction. Substance. Nominalism.mp4

What the Hell is That - SNL.mp4

William Lane Craig Critique of Thomism.mp4

The Real Distinction (Aquinas 101).mp4

Essence and Existence (Aquinas 101).mp4

Substance and Accidents (Aquinas 101).mp4

Aquinas vs Scotus on the Real Distinction Between Essence and Existence.mp4

van roo. act and potency.pdf

Are You a Realist about Properties.mp4