Month: May 2024

The Natural Path to Saving the Old River Forest “Tree”

Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., has recently written “Losing the Forest for the Tree: Why All Thomists Should (Not) Be River Forest Thomists,” an open-access article in the journal Religions. Here is the abstract: One of the most influential and controversial schools of 20th century Thomism—especially in North America—is the “River Forest School” or “River Forest … Continue reading The Natural Path to Saving the Old River Forest “Tree” →

From Physics VII.1 to Free Energy

The argument which follows is a recapitulation of a tradition of arguments found in Aristotle’s Physics (VII.1 and book VIII), as well as Aquinas’s “First Way” or proof from motion. Here is the argument in nuce, in its Aristotelian form. 1. Every mobile in motion is put in motion by another mover.2. Every mover (moving … Continue reading From Physics VII.1 to Free Energy →