S15 E2: On the Search for Definitions According to Aristotle and St. Thomas
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Doesn't everyone view definitions as just common sense? Doesn't everybody agree on what things are? Doesn't everyone agree that things are themselves definable? Surprisingly, the answer to these questions is "no!" Join us as we discuss Aristotle's view of definitions in the Posterior Analytics and St. Thomas' commentary on this view, as told by Garrigou-Lagrange. We discuss why definitions matter so much, how nominalism has likely destroyed much of our culture, how we are not better off in every way than people 800 years ago, and the ever-present question: what is a woman?
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