Nehemias Jimenez

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Ancient Philosophy

This part of my work looks at the writings and philosophy of the Ancient Greeks- both Pre and Post Socratic up until the modern period.

The Categories and Communion

The Categories and Communion

Lots of the ideas in Aristotelian philosophy have parallels to theological concepts (logos, unmoved mover, first cause). Another that I would also add to the list is his philosophy of the categories. The categories gives us great insights into how knowledge is shaped and expressed by language. More over we

The Unmoved Mover

The Unmoved Mover

For a second, imagine a seed that will one day become a giant sequoia. That seed has the potential to be that tree one day. But no one in their right mind would say that it actually is the sequoia yet. Aristotle thought and understood the same when he claimed

God: The 4 Aristotelian Causes

God: The 4 Aristotelian Causes

Aristotle had a distinct understanding of causality. He sees cause as what brings about change. All things, including humans, have an essence of what they are, but also change without losing that essence. What shapes what we are, and moves us towards what we are becoming, are four causes. These

The Divine Logos

The Divine Logos

The Greek word logos is used to talk about reason or rational thought. Hence we now use the word logic that has its roots in the former. Philosophers such as Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics used it in unique ways I think are interesting to study. In their works,

Critically Responding to Thrasymachus’ Conception of Justice

Critically Responding to Thrasymachus’ Conception of Justice

Abstract In Plato’s The Republic, Socrates begins to question the conceptions of justice of a few people in the city of Athens. Those who took on the challenge of answering that I will write about were Thrasymachus and his two brothers, Gloucon and Adeimantis. Particularly I want to define

A Platonic Critique of Democracy

A Platonic Critique of Democracy

Abstract Plato’s criticism of democracy is based on comparisons to other forms of government and in light of the constitution of a person with a democratic soul. I will attempt to delineate the different constitutions of the souls that correspond to a form of government to show Plato’s