Philosophy & Classical Formation
Act and potency. Substance and accident. The four causes. The transcendentals. Natural law. The Thomistic synthesis. Aristotle received by the Church.
2 articles in this pillar
- Act and Potency: The Foundation of Catholic MetaphysicsThe distinction between act (Latin actus, Greek energeia) and potency (Latin potentia, Greek dynamis) is one of the most important conceptual tools in Catholic metaphysics.
- The Four Causes: Aristotle, Aquinas, and Why They Still MatterTo answer the question "why?" of any thing or event, Aristotle distinguished four kinds of cause — four kinds of explanation.