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The Physical System of St. Thomas
The Physical System of St. Thomas
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An excerpt from the beginning of the Preface:
WHY THIS TREATISE WAS WRITTEN.
HAVING for many years openly defended the Philosophy of St. Thomas, even in what concerns the fundamental doctrines of organic and inorganic nature, we think it time to treat that subject, not merely touching on one or another point, but dealing with those doctrines philosophically.
In Italy, where Masonic influence is now felt in every department of Government, nothing has been omitted by which the minds and hearts of our young men could be turned away, not only from the religious teaching of the Catholic Church, but also from all philosophical doctrines that are not against Religion. The teaching of Metaphysics was made over years ago to professors who only corrupted their pupils by the German transcendentalism of Kant, Hegel, Schelling and others but, inasmuch as that philosophy was abstruse, ill-suited to the wicked purpose intended and very apt to produce weariness, Metaphysics, properly so-called, were afterwards proscribed in the schools, to make way for Positivism and Materialism.
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I. The Essence and Nature Of Corporeal Substances
II. Materia Prima
III. Substantial Form
IV. Nature
V. Creation
VI. Atoms
VII. Seminal Causes
VIII. Qualities
IX. Attraction
X. Physical Laws
XI. Why The Physical System Is So Called
XII. The Physical System With Respect To Physics In General. The Nature Of This Science
XIII. Mechanical Inertia And Physical Activity Of Bodies
XIV. Objections Against The Doctrine Proposed
XV. Action At An Absolute Distance
XVI. Motion
XVII. The Principle, "Quod Movetur Ab Alio Movetur, Et Primum Movens Est Immobile"
XVIII. The Mutability Of Extension
XIX. Why The Physical System Is Supposed To Be In Opposition To Physics
XX. On The Divisibility Of The Continuous Extended
XXI. Ether
XXII. Chemistry
XXIII. Elementary Atoms
XXIV. The Matter And Form Of Elementary Substances Are Really Distinct
XXV. An Elementary Substance Is Chemically Simple
XXVI. The "Mixtum," Or The Chemical Compound. Affinity Between The Elements
XXVII. The "Mixtum," Or Chemical Compound, Has A Nature Specifically Different From That of Its Components
XXVIII. What Is Meant By Substantial Transformation
XXIX. The Common Sense Of Mankind Is In Favour Of A Belief In The True Substantial Transformation Of The Elements
XXX. The Substantial Transformation Of The Elements Is Proved By Facts
XXXI. Opposition To The Doctrine Of Substantial Transformation
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An excerpt from the beginning of the Preface:
WHY THIS TREATISE WAS WRITTEN.
HAVING for many years openly defended the Philosophy of St. Thomas, even in what concerns the fundamental doctrines of organic and inorganic nature, we think it time to treat that subject, not merely touching on one or another point, but dealing with those doctrines philosophically.
In Italy, where Masonic influence is now felt in every department of Government, nothing has been omitted by which the minds and hearts of our young men could be turned away, not only from the religious teaching of the Catholic Church, but also from all philosophical doctrines that are not against Religion. The teaching of Metaphysics was made over years ago to professors who only corrupted their pupils by the German transcendentalism of Kant, Hegel, Schelling and others but, inasmuch as that philosophy was abstruse, ill-suited to the wicked purpose intended and very apt to produce weariness, Metaphysics, properly so-called, were afterwards proscribed in the schools, to make way for Positivism and Materialism.
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I. The Essence and Nature Of Corporeal Substances
II. Materia Prima
III. Substantial Form
IV. Nature
V. Creation
VI. Atoms
VII. Seminal Causes
VIII. Qualities
IX. Attraction
X. Physical Laws
XI. Why The Physical System Is So Called
XII. The Physical System With Respect To Physics In General. The Nature Of This Science
XIII. Mechanical Inertia And Physical Activity Of Bodies
XIV. Objections Against The Doctrine Proposed
XV. Action At An Absolute Distance
XVI. Motion
XVII. The Principle, "Quod Movetur Ab Alio Movetur, Et Primum Movens Est Immobile"
XVIII. The Mutability Of Extension
XIX. Why The Physical System Is Supposed To Be In Opposition To Physics
XX. On The Divisibility Of The Continuous Extended
XXI. Ether
XXII. Chemistry
XXIII. Elementary Atoms
XXIV. The Matter And Form Of Elementary Substances Are Really Distinct
XXV. An Elementary Substance Is Chemically Simple
XXVI. The "Mixtum," Or The Chemical Compound. Affinity Between The Elements
XXVII. The "Mixtum," Or Chemical Compound, Has A Nature Specifically Different From That of Its Components
XXVIII. What Is Meant By Substantial Transformation
XXIX. The Common Sense Of Mankind Is In Favour Of A Belief In The True Substantial Transformation Of The Elements
XXX. The Substantial Transformation Of The Elements Is Proved By Facts
XXXI. Opposition To The Doctrine Of Substantial Transformation
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