How do we model thinking, and in what sense does our thought have objects? I review two models of thinking from the medieval Scholastic tradition, which I call the "gaze + sign" model (in Augustine… read more about Two Medieval Methods of Thought and Its Objects »
In a classical moral theory like that of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), which centers on the moral status of discrete actions performed by individual persons, it can seem hard to find room for the… read more about Structural Racism: A Thomistic Approach »
In premodern philosophy, simple contemplative acts such as "thinking about horseness" are often the main focus when discussing the metaphysics of thinking. But what should we make of other… read more about Knowing is Growing: Aquinas on the Being and Life of Intellects »