In 1999, I earned my Ph.D. from the Center for Thomistic Studies
at the University of Saint Thomas, Houston, Texas. For two
years I taught philosophy full-time at UST, but since July 2002, I have been the
Campus Minister at Sam Houston State. Eat 'em up, 'Kats!
My
book, Unmixing
the Intellect: Aristotle on Cognitive Powers and Bodily Organs
was published by Greenwood
Press in 2003. In this work, I argue that, according to the principles he
develops throughout the De Anima, Aristotle
successfully argues for a strong sense of the separateness of mind (nous)
insofar as its activity occurs apart from
the body. Because of the contrast he draws between mind and the senses in his
arguments, I examine closely Aristotle's understanding of sensation and the
sense powers. In the course
of this analysis, I argue against various interpreters who claim that his
theory of mind is cognitivist, functionalist or endorses some version of supervenience.
(A more detailed synopsis may be found here.)
In addition to my interest in Aristotle, I also have a deep and abiding respect for the thought of
Saint Thomas Aquinas. To this end, I started in 1996, the Thomistic Philosophy Page on the
World Wide Web, in order to introduce his thought to those unfamiliar with it.
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