The 2011 Thomistic Seminar:
Themes in the Philosophy of Peter Geach and Thomas Aquinas
John Haldane, Director
August 7-13, 2011
Themes in the Philosophy of Peter Geach and Thomas Aquinas
John Haldane, Director
August 7-13, 2011
Tentative Schedule of Readings
General reading:
Aquinas, Principles of Nature and On Being and Essence
Peter Geach, "Aquinas" in Three Philosophers
Monday, August 8th: The Elements of Metaphysics
Session 1: Morning: Substance and Quality
Aquinas, On Being and Essence, chaps. 1-3.
Geach, "Reality and Existence and Individuals and Characteristics," chaps. 2 and 3 in Truth, Love and Immortality.
Geach, "What Actually Exists," chap. 5 in God and the Soul.
Session 2: Afternoon: Causality and Time
Aquinas, Principles of Nature, chaps. 3-6.
Geach, "Teleological Explanation," chap. 2 in ed. S. Korner, Explanation.
Geach, "Determinacy and Determination," chap. 4 in Truth, Love, and Immortality.
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae Ia. q. 10, a. 1; Ia, q. 14, a.13 ad 3; De Veritate q. 2, a. 12
Geach, "Some Problems about Time," chap. 10.2 in Logic Matters.
Geach, "Time," chap. 7 in Truth, Love, and Immortality.
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Tuesday, August 9th: Natural Theology
Session 3: Morning: Arguing to God
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia q. 2; Commentary on the Sentences, II, d.1, q. 1, a.1.
Geach, "Aquinas," chap. 2 in Three Philosophers, pp. 109-117.
Geach, "Causality and Creation," chap. 6 in God and the Soul.
Geach, "On Truth As an End," chap. 5 in Truth and Hope.
Session 4: Afternoon: God and Evil
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, qq. 48, 49.
Geach, "The Ordainer of the Lottery," chap. 6 in Providence and Evil.
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Wednesday, August 10th: Philosophical Theology
Session 5: Morning: The Divine Attributes
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q. 6; Ia, q. 14, aa. 1, 5, 6, and 8; Ia, q. 25.
Geach, "Omnipotence," and "Omniscience and the Future," chaps. 1 and 3 in Providence and Evil.
Geach, "The Goodness of God," chap. 7 in Truth and Hope.
Session 6: Afternoon: Morality and Divine Commands
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae Ia IIae, q. 91, aa. 1-4.
Geach, "The Moral Law and the Law of God," chap. 9 in God and the Soul.
Geach, "Faith and Justice," chaps. 2 and 6 in The Virtues.
Geach, "Hell," chap. 7 in Providence and Evil.
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Thursday, August 11th: Ethics and Action
Session 7: Morning: Value and Requirement
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia IIae, q. 93, aa. 1-3; Ia IIae, q. 94, a.1; Ia IIae, q. 100, aa. 1-3.
Geach, "Good and Evil," chap. 4 in ed. P. Foot, Theories of Ethics.
Geach, "Ascriptivism," chap. 8.1 in Logic Matters.
Geach, "Why Men Need the Virtues," chap. 1 in The Virtues.
Geach, "Truth, Truthfulness and Trust," chap. 4 in Truth and Hope.
Session 8: Afternoon: Freedom, Deliberation, and Action
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q. 79, a. 11; Ia IIae, q. 6, aa. 1-4; Ia IIae, q. 90 a. 1; Ia IIae, q. 94 aa. 2, 4.
Geach, "Intention, Freedom, and Predictability," in ed. R. Teichmann, Logic, Cause, and Action.
Geach, "Whatever Happened to Deontic Logic?"
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Friday, August 12th: Mind and Cognition
Session 9: Morning: Materialism and non-Materialism
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia q.75, aa. 2, 5; Ia, q. 76 aa. 1, 2.
Geach, "Reincarnation," "Immortality," and "What Do We Think With?" chaps. 1, 2, and 3 in God and the Soul.
Session 10: Afternoon: Conception and Cognition
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q.79 aa. 2, 3; Ia, q. 85, aa. 1, 2, 5.
Geach, Mental Acts, sections 5-11, Appendix.
Geach, "What Is Man?" chap. 2 in Truth and Hope.
General reading:
Aquinas, Principles of Nature and On Being and Essence
Peter Geach, "Aquinas" in Three Philosophers
Monday, August 8th: The Elements of Metaphysics
Session 1: Morning: Substance and Quality
Aquinas, On Being and Essence, chaps. 1-3.
Geach, "Reality and Existence and Individuals and Characteristics," chaps. 2 and 3 in Truth, Love and Immortality.
Geach, "What Actually Exists," chap. 5 in God and the Soul.
Session 2: Afternoon: Causality and Time
Aquinas, Principles of Nature, chaps. 3-6.
Geach, "Teleological Explanation," chap. 2 in ed. S. Korner, Explanation.
Geach, "Determinacy and Determination," chap. 4 in Truth, Love, and Immortality.
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae Ia. q. 10, a. 1; Ia, q. 14, a.13 ad 3; De Veritate q. 2, a. 12
Geach, "Some Problems about Time," chap. 10.2 in Logic Matters.
Geach, "Time," chap. 7 in Truth, Love, and Immortality.
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Tuesday, August 9th: Natural Theology
Session 3: Morning: Arguing to God
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia q. 2; Commentary on the Sentences, II, d.1, q. 1, a.1.
Geach, "Aquinas," chap. 2 in Three Philosophers, pp. 109-117.
Geach, "Causality and Creation," chap. 6 in God and the Soul.
Geach, "On Truth As an End," chap. 5 in Truth and Hope.
Session 4: Afternoon: God and Evil
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, qq. 48, 49.
Geach, "The Ordainer of the Lottery," chap. 6 in Providence and Evil.
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Wednesday, August 10th: Philosophical Theology
Session 5: Morning: The Divine Attributes
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q. 6; Ia, q. 14, aa. 1, 5, 6, and 8; Ia, q. 25.
Geach, "Omnipotence," and "Omniscience and the Future," chaps. 1 and 3 in Providence and Evil.
Geach, "The Goodness of God," chap. 7 in Truth and Hope.
Session 6: Afternoon: Morality and Divine Commands
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae Ia IIae, q. 91, aa. 1-4.
Geach, "The Moral Law and the Law of God," chap. 9 in God and the Soul.
Geach, "Faith and Justice," chaps. 2 and 6 in The Virtues.
Geach, "Hell," chap. 7 in Providence and Evil.
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Thursday, August 11th: Ethics and Action
Session 7: Morning: Value and Requirement
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia IIae, q. 93, aa. 1-3; Ia IIae, q. 94, a.1; Ia IIae, q. 100, aa. 1-3.
Geach, "Good and Evil," chap. 4 in ed. P. Foot, Theories of Ethics.
Geach, "Ascriptivism," chap. 8.1 in Logic Matters.
Geach, "Why Men Need the Virtues," chap. 1 in The Virtues.
Geach, "Truth, Truthfulness and Trust," chap. 4 in Truth and Hope.
Session 8: Afternoon: Freedom, Deliberation, and Action
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q. 79, a. 11; Ia IIae, q. 6, aa. 1-4; Ia IIae, q. 90 a. 1; Ia IIae, q. 94 aa. 2, 4.
Geach, "Intention, Freedom, and Predictability," in ed. R. Teichmann, Logic, Cause, and Action.
Geach, "Whatever Happened to Deontic Logic?"
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Friday, August 12th: Mind and Cognition
Session 9: Morning: Materialism and non-Materialism
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia q.75, aa. 2, 5; Ia, q. 76 aa. 1, 2.
Geach, "Reincarnation," "Immortality," and "What Do We Think With?" chaps. 1, 2, and 3 in God and the Soul.
Session 10: Afternoon: Conception and Cognition
Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, q.79 aa. 2, 3; Ia, q. 85, aa. 1, 2, 5.
Geach, Mental Acts, sections 5-11, Appendix.
Geach, "What Is Man?" chap. 2 in Truth and Hope.
