P2Ch6c A wise Man orders everything in relation to God
An episode of the Foundations of Christian Thought podcast, hosted by Christian Thought, titled "P2Ch6c A wise Man orders everything in relation to God" was published on December 10, 2021 and runs 5 minutes.
December 10, 2021 ·5m · Foundations of Christian Thought
Summary
Part 2 An Introduction to Christian Philosophy Chapter 6 The Nature of Philosophy Section c. A wise Man orders everything in relation to God A discussion of the term order and what it means 'order something towards something else'. The revealing of the presence of intelligence in a person through these four questions: i) What is this? (formal cause [essence or nature]) ii) What is it for? (final cause [purpose]) iii) What is it made of? (material cause [stuff]) iv) Who made it? (efficient cause [maker]) A breakdown of wisdom into 4 types or areas of study: i) metaphysics and sciences ii) moral philosophy iii) logic iv)arts This breakdown reveals the two functions of the mind, that of reception and action.
Episode Description
Part 2 An Introduction to Christian Philosophy
Chapter 6 The Nature of Philosophy
Section c. A wise Man orders everything in relation to God
A discussion of the term order and what it means 'order something towards something else'.
The revealing of the presence of intelligence in a person through these four questions:
i) What is this? (formal cause [essence or nature])
ii) What is it for? (final cause [purpose])
iii) What is it made of? (material cause [stuff])
iv) Who made it? (efficient cause [maker])
A breakdown of wisdom into 4 types or areas of study:
i) metaphysics and sciences
ii) moral philosophy
iii) logic
iv)arts
This breakdown reveals the two functions of the mind, that of reception and action.
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