The Philosophy of Nature
Rev. William A. Wallace, O.P.
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
60-minute lectures
Fundamental Concepts
Nature: the Inner Dimension
Nature's Powers and Nature's Kinds
Nature's Property: Motion or Change
Nature's Measures: Place and Time
Nature's First Unmoved Mover
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