If you missed class or want to review:
- Begin by reading the summary in the class update, above.
- Then use these resources from the Principles and Choices website:
- The four steps to a real definition: Quicklink PCS231
- Definitions related to "Principles of Reason"
- Definitions related to "Defining the Human Person"
- The Ten Universal Principles handout: PCS221
- Also, complete the homework listed in the class update.
- I did record some of the class; students may contact me for that. :)
The 4 steps to a complete explanation:
- Physical description (corresponds to "material cause")
- Powers it has (correspond to "formal cause")
- Conditions needed (correspond to "efficient cause")
- Full purpose / final goal (corresponds to "telos" or "final cause")
The video below explains the "four causes" as understood by St. Thomas Aquinas.
https://youtu.be/QDVON6DeZaM
See the source page for additional info.
Other resources:
- Thought-provoking quotes: PCS1491
- This short excerpt from St. Teresa of Calcutta's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast many years ago contains some profound insights. PCS1492
- Evidence for a non-material soul: Scientific Evidence of Near-Death Experiences: PCS232
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