John R T Lamont
Biographic Data
| ID | 9516692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John R T Lamont |
| GIVEN NAMES | John R T |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamont |
| SIGNATURE | LAMONT J R T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Aquinas’s Argument for an Uncaused Cause
Aquinas presents his argument for the existence of an uncaused cause of all effects in his Second Way in the Summa theologiae as a deductively valid argument from premises known with certainty. This seems unwarranted, since the argument gives no reason for there being only one uncaused cause, and the reasons it gives for rejecting an endless causal regress seem unconvincing. These apparent shortcomings can be better understood by examining Aquina…
Determining the Content and Degree of Authority of Church Teachings
The Thomist 72 (2008): 371-407 DETERMINING THE CONTENT AND DEGREE OF AUTHORITY OF CHURCH TEACHINGS ]OHNR. T. LAMONT Catholic Institute ofSydney Strathfield, NSW, Australia THE TEACHING OF THE Second Vatican Council on religious liberty in its declaration Dignitatis humanae has been a subject of bitter disagreement ever since the promulgation of that declaration. Presented by some as one of the council's main achievements, it has been condemned by…
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Determining the Content and Degree of Authority of Church Teachings
The Thomist 72 (2008): 371-407 DETERMINING THE CONTENT AND DEGREE OF AUTHORITY OF CHURCH TEACHINGS ]OHNR. T. LAMONT Catholic Institute ofSydney Strathfield, NSW, Australia THE TEACHING OF THE Second Vatican Council on religious liberty in its declaration Dignitatis humanae has been a subject of bitter disagreement ever since the promulgation of that declaration. Presented by some as one of the council's main achievements, it has been condemned by…
Aquinas’s Argument for an Uncaused Cause
Aquinas presents his argument for the existence of an uncaused cause of all effects in his Second Way in the Summa theologiae as a deductively valid argument from premises known with certainty. This seems unwarranted, since the argument gives no reason for there being only one uncaused cause, and the reasons it gives for rejecting an endless causal regress seem unconvincing. These apparent shortcomings can be better understood by examining Aquina…
Medieval Philosophy and Theology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Content (measure theory) (1 works) · Declaration (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Internal Medicine (1 works) · Internal Medicine (1 works) · Law (1 works)