In this post, I want to share three puzzles I have about Thomas Aquinas' remarks on participation. In the event that I come upon a resolution to these, which I would be eager to find, I will update this post! But before getting into that subject, I wanted to say a few words about 'The … Continue reading Puzzles about Aquinas and Participation
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One Before Each
Summer is almost over, dear reader, but what a summer it was. No exotic trips, or unforgettable moments in the sun. It was a lot of work, actually, with coordinating, juggling, managing, all through a jam packed semester--though with only two weeks left. But, for all of that, it was a time of self-confrontation, destruction, … Continue reading One Before Each
Dumsday on Polytheism: Part II
Dumsday makes a lot of engaging, interesting, and provocative points throughout his work, but this final post will focus on two of his points in particular: (iii) inferring plurality from transcendence, and (iv) mapping the abstract to what's on the ground. Of these, the first will take far more of our time. I. Inferring plurality … Continue reading Dumsday on Polytheism: Part II
Dumsday on Polytheism: Part I
In this first post, I want to reflect on two of the points Dumsday makes: (i) how might polytheists appropriate arguments for Bare Theism, or prevent monotheists from doing so? and (ii) how are henads different from bare particulars? I. Appropriating arguments for Bare Theism Dumsday notes that while thinkers like Greer and myself have … Continue reading Dumsday on Polytheism: Part I
The Analytic Pagan 