Change, Substance, and Cause

Rafael Hüntelmann Change, Substance, and Cause An Introduction to Natural Philosophy Translated from the German by Stjepan Androić Abstract Starting from our common experience of change, this book introduces the fundamental features of Aristotelian-Scholastic philosophy. After differentiating between the various types of change and motion, the author presents the concepts of act and potency, as…

Thomistic Philosophy

Henri Grenier Thomistic Philosophy Metaphysics Reprint of the second edition 1950, Charlottetown 1950 Abstract This book is a general introduction to metaphysics in four parts: The first part deals with metaphysics in general; in the second part the author deals with the first principles of metaphysics and truth; the third part deals with finite being…

Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy

Antonin-Gilbert Sertillanges Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy Translated by Godfrey Anstruther Reprint of the First Edition 1931, London, St. Louis Abstract Philosophy confronted with things is thought confronted with chaos. To our mind things are in chaos, for, though we notice that they are, superficially, and, we presume, fundamentally in order, still our minds are restless,…

Solidarität und Subsidiarität

Heinz-Lothar Barth Solidarität und Subsidiarität Zwei Grundprinzipien der katholischen Gesellschaftslehre Inhalt Den Begriff  Solidarität verbindet man gemeinhin eher mit sozialistischen Konzepten. Spätestens seit der Sozialenzyklika Papst Pius’ XI. Quadragesimo anno aus dem Jahre 1931 ist er aber neben Person und Gemeinschaft eine zentrale Größe in der katholischen Soziallehre. Als viertes Element kommt hinzu das Konzept…