Subnostr

The discussion also worked at the idea that the things we see are categories imposed by the mind because they are useful. Again, that sounds a lot like the Aristotelian idea of the Forms existing in our minds and being imposed on Prime Matter to give us the substances and accidents we perceive.

Fabiano 2y ago

Particularly if you read Saint Thomas Aquinas' "On Being and Essence" and "Summa Theologiæ".

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MichaelJ 2y ago

Yup, I was thinking of that too. I read "On Being and Essence" in college. Thomas picks up Aristotle's ideas and runs with them.

It's fascinating how insightful those ancient philosophers and theologians were. In some respects, it feels like physical science is just now catching up with precise mathematical descriptions of some of those philosophical concepts.

Fabiano 2y ago

We might have some meetings discussing passages of both of those works; as much as other works for theological topics.