As someone who sees a deep coherence between Aquinas and the modern design movement, I think these criticisms are misguided (part of my doctoral dissertation shows how ID and Thomism are compatible). Given Aquinas’ obvious theistic position and his classical empiricism it likely seems strange to many people when they hear some contemporary Thomists critiquing intelligent design on various grounds. In doing so, Aquinas offers insights in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of nature, and epistemology that bear on how one might give a philosophical justification for the conclusions arrived at scientifically by ID theorists. (See, for example, Michael Egnor’s recent article here, " Lawrence Krauss, Eric Metaxas, and Aquinas’ Fifth Way.") But Aquinas in many of his writings also provides a detailed philosophical account of God’s created order and man’s ability to know it. Bridges is a professor of philosophy at Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina.Ĭatholic theologian Thomas Aquinas is popularly known for his "Five Ways" of demonstrating God’s existence. Editor’s note : We are pleased to welcome JT Bridges to the pages of ENV.
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