RPC / TWU courses
taught by Dr. C. S. Morrissey
Assistant Professor of Medieval Latin Philosophy, Redeemer Pacific College
Style Sheet for essay footnotes and bibliography
EDUC 203: Foundations of Education
PHIL 111: History of Western Philosophy (Ancient and Medieval Period)
Liberalism’s notion that morality is merely rights and obligations empties life of ethical meaning. We need a return to pre-modern virtue ethics.
PHIL 304: Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas
Watch the PBS program: Origins, Part 4 -- "Back to the Beginning"
God exists: THE PROOF
A book about the "immortal rumor," always alive, always controversial, of the existence of God
Download the Introduction to the textbook for your first reading assignment if you have not bought the textbook yet.
PHIL 305: Philosophy of the Human Person
Online resources: [St. Thomas Aquinas, On Human Nature]
PHIL 420: Authors (Jacques Maritain)
Online resources: [Jacques Maritain's legacy in Canada]
PHIL 303: Medieval Philosophy (The Latin Age)
PHIL 109: Critical Thinking (Informal Logic)
Course
description:
An introduction to critical thinking/writing and informal logic in practical
settings. The value of rational thinking in the face of everyday challenges
is explored – e.g., problem solving, making informed decisions, evaluating
whether a statement is true, etc. Students will dissect examples of good and
bad reasoning, analyze informal fallacies, detect hidden assumptions and irrelevant
premises in arguments, determine where an argument’s burden of proof lies,
and practice transferring critical thinking skills to their writing skills.
Informal logic is “material logic” (a.k.a. “major
logic”, “critical logic”, or simply “criticism”),
i.e., it is concerned with the truth of the content (the “matter”)
of argumentation.
Required Textbook: Socratic Logic (3rd Edition)
HIST 302: Greece and Rome (Leadership in the Ancient World)
Explore Ancient Rome in 3D on Google Earth
LATN 211 & LATN 212: Medieval Ecclesiastical Latin
These courses prepare you to read the Latin of St. Jerome's Vulgate Bible translation and St. Thomas Aquinas
We also learn about Latin grammar by reading some stories from Ovid's Latin poetry
[Credo] [Latin Prayers to Memorize] [Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation] [Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid]
Pope Benedict XVI
"Biblical Interpretation in Crisis": The Erasmus Lecture
"Conscience and Truth": Presented at the 10th Workshop for Bishops
"Secularists for love of religion ": from Without Roots: Europe, Relativism, Christianity, Islam
"The Truth Makes Us Good and Goodness Is True": Benedict XVI's Planned Lecture at La Sapienza
"The Origins of Western Theology and the Roots of European Culture": Paris, Collège des Bernardins (Sept 12, 2008)
"The Word of God in the life and mission of the Church" (Oct 14, 2008)
"Money disappears,
it becomes nothing. And thus all these things which seem to be real and upon
which we can rely, are in fact of secondary importance. All human things, all
things we can invent and create are finite. So too all human religious experiences
are finite. They show only one aspect of reality, because our limited being
understands only some parts, some elements. Only God is infinite and through
him, his Word too is universal and knows no end. Only the Word of God is the
foundation of all reality, stable like heaven. Therefore we must change our
concept of reality. A realist is one who recognizes that the Word of God - this
reality that appears so weak - is in fact the foundation of everything."
-- Pope Benedict XVI (Oct 6, 2008)
