THOMAS AQUINAS ON TRUTH (PH-4211)

SPRING 2022

This course for M.A. and aspiring PhD students will analyze the meaning of truth in Thomas Aquinas. What is truth? How do we get it? Can we ever be truly sure about anything? Can there truly be a Divine/supermental revelation? Is artificial intelligence possible? We will exam the truth as Thomas Aquinas saw it by making a careful and critical study of his major text, De Veritate (On Truth) in order to understand his meaning which can become a springboard for our own thoughts about truth.  Attention will be paid to later authors as William of Occam, Descartes and Kant. Assessment One research paper, and two reflection presentations.

SPRING 2023

This course will analyze the meaning of truth in Thomas Aquinas, a thinker whose thought still shapes much of what is said today. The course will undertake a careful and critical analysis of Thomas's De Veritate (On Truth), a springboard for our current thought and future research. For MA Philosophy, MA Theology, and MDiv students. Discussion, 30%. Final paper 70%.