Supporting the York Aquinas Reading Group (and anyone else!) as it wends its weary way through the summa theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas
Friday, 2 April 2010
Relaxing Thomas Aquinas Lecture
Here's a link to a lecture by Brian Davies in which he talks about the 'new' atheism, and gives an excellent insight into how St Thomas gives us the tools to think clearly about these issues. http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/28542799
Thanks for linking to this lecture! Another couple of good books in which Davies expands on many of the themes related in this lecture are:
Brian Davies, “An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion”, Oxford University Press. Brian Davies, “The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil”, Continuum.
I must admit that the most worrying thing that I find about the so-called New Atheists is their anti-rationality. The philosophical arguments that they present are transparently incorrect, and many philosophers (theistic and non-theistic alike) have demolished their positions. Their whole approach seems to be that of appealing to the basest instincts amongst their audience. Perhaps they should be labelled the “new barbarism”…
Thanks for linking to this lecture! Another couple of good books in which Davies expands on many of the themes related in this lecture are:
ReplyDeleteBrian Davies, “An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion”, Oxford University Press.
Brian Davies, “The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil”, Continuum.
I must admit that the most worrying thing that I find about the so-called New Atheists is their anti-rationality. The philosophical arguments that they present are transparently incorrect, and many philosophers (theistic and non-theistic alike) have demolished their positions. Their whole approach seems to be that of appealing to the basest instincts amongst their audience. Perhaps they should be labelled the “new barbarism”…