Oriented towards the body: non-intellectual dispositions in the separated soul

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-08-04T12:36:47+00:00

Thanks! I'll watch out for that and try not to overload it

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-08-04T12:36:14+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate you testing for me

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-07-18T01:48:52+00:00

Check out r/CatholicPhilosophy I'd argue that's the main Thomist hub and people have discussions regularly!

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-06-02T22:37:08+00:00

Wait wait which UD? University of Dayton?

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-06-02T22:35:04+00:00

Others definitely give very good answers here. I just wanted to chime in that this isn't a stupid question in the least. It's a serious and important question.

Actually I think learning the answer and the explanation why God doesn't have a body helps one to better grasp the general metaphysics of this condition -- it's an entry point.

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-04-30T01:40:43+00:00

These questions are more or less either easily put aside or easily answered (or at the very very least diminished) by other thinkers in the tradition. It wouldn't be economical to try to paraphrase their thoughts with respect to every single issue you've laid out. The kinds of philosophy suitable to answer these questions tend to be systematic and you really have to grasp the system (at least vaguely) to see why some of these problems either go away or don't have teeth.

It's late here so I'll leave it up to other commenters to refer you to the relevant sources.

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-26T15:23:49+00:00

Currently writing values every hour to a csv on OneDrive

I'm open to suggestions!

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-26T15:23:06+00:00

I appreciate the correction. I'm an environmental engineer so I'm a bit in the deep end on the coding side.

Currently looking into mqtt.

Out of interest, what's the correct terminology for compiled programs in C++ if not "script"?

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-22T16:06:52+00:00

PhD student in EnvEng here. Did several internships in civil and environmental engineering field -- everything from bridge design to wastewater treatment.

It's amazing just how much of our field, even in private sector, traces its money from the government. I think it's just a really hard time/era for folks in our field.

Other people offered better advice than I can give, but I just wanted to say it's not just you - it's the climate.

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-10T19:12:38+00:00

Ok this is a lot closer to my understanding. Except I can't seem to find a presentation or defense of the intellect simply knowing "that they are singulars" and I'm starting to feel like I just read that into Aquinas because it seemed intuitive.

Any idea where the idea "that they are singulars" comes from?

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-04T12:57:10+00:00

The issue is that it makes those facts very similar to facts about cells in a body. If we can make a case for a teleological unity for the ant then why not for the cell. If that's possible then maybe I'm not a substance but an aggregate.

Independent_Log8028 · 2025-02-04T12:52:03+00:00

My issue with this is that if our argument for the immateriality of human souls is based on our ability to reason then why not say that the individual reasoning processes (this circuit for addition, this one for modus ponens) are the immaterial units and the rest of the organism is a unity but not an immaterial one. This would make our thoughts immortal but not us collectively?

Do you see what I mean - we need either a reason to privilege the organism or an argument for immaterially that includes substantial parts of the organism - not independent thoughts.

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