Non declinavit ad dextram sive ad sinistram.
Introduction by Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist. The following article is the first in a series of translations from the works of Jacques de Monléon (1901-1981). Along with his friend Charles De Koninck (1906-1965), de Monléon was a key figure in Laval School Thomism. So much so, in fact, that the school was sometimes called the “de …
by Charles De Koninck[1] In Christ, royalty is carried to a perfection which can only be found in His royalty. Nevertheless He keeps all the formal characteristics of a king such as they are described by Aristotle and Saint Thomas.
The term “integralist” was originally applied to Catholic anti-liberal and anti-modernist movements in the 19th and early 20th centuries— such as Ramón Nocedal’s party in Spain, and the Sodalitium Pianum, based in Rome. One of the main goals of such movements was to defend traditional Catholic political teaching against liberalism. Liberals have ever pretended (even …
The encyclicals Deus caritas est and Spe salvi raise two opposite objections against Christianity: Christian love seems too altruistic, opposed to one’s own happiness; while Christian hope seems too egoistic, opposed to proper concern for temporal society. The editors discuss these objections with New Testament scholar John Kincaid. They argue that a true understanding of …
By Professor Brian M. McCall Adapted from ch. 1 of The Architecture of Law: Rebuilding Law in the Classical Tradition (Notre Dame Press 2018). Part 1 can be found here, part 2 here. THE COMMON GOOD The consideration thus far has continually referred to the end or object of human acts. We need to establish a few clarifications. …
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By Professor Brian M. McCall Adapted from ch. 1 of The Architecture of Law: Rebuilding Law in the Classical Tradition (Notre Dame Press 2018). Part 1 can be found here. THE DEFINITION OF LAW AS A DIALECTIC AMONG REASON, COMMAND, AND CUSTOM Harold Berman once described three modes of jurisprudence: positivist (will of lawgiver), natural law …
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Peter A. Kwasniewski 1. L’antinomia contemporanea È un ben noto assioma dell’ etica tomistica che, qualunque bene si ami, lo si ama come bene proprio (bonum suum). Ma allora come può esservi una vera extasis, un vero andare fuori da se stessi per amore di un altro?[1] Come può esservi autentico amore dell’ altro per …
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Peter A. Kwasniewski[1] 1. Introducción En los años de mis estudios superiores de filosofía y teología, recuerdo con claridad el placer con el que cursé varios semestres junto a Father Dewan. Sus clases se convirtieron, para mí, en el destino más avanzado de un itinerario metafísico hacia la Causa Primera, el Motor Inmóvil, el Ejemplar …
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The editors return and deconstruct integralism by taking on the post-structuralism of Jacques Derrida, but in the end discover they were metaphysicians all along. Along the way, the discussion veers into Nietzsche, 19th century interpretations of Bach, internet meme culture, vaccinations and the anti-vax movement, Jacob Klein, David Foster Wallace, and so much more. Bibliography …
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Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist. Übersetzt von Johannes Moravitz Die folgenden 37 Thesen geben einen allgemeinen Überblick über die aristotelisch-thomistische Darstellung vom Guten, wie sie in Interpretationen von Thomisten der Laval-Schule, wie etwa Charles De Koninck, Duane Berquist und Marcus Berquist zu finden ist. Eine Druckversion ist hier zu finden. Eine englische hier und eine spanische hier. …
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