Note: This piece is a raw riff. I read, I riff, I publish. It will likely have grammatical errors and spelling errors. Also, this piece discusses philosophical topics which are best fleshed out and presented, but here I’m riffing them. These pieces are a part of my bookclub, and the current topic is Thomas Aquinas. You can fined the previous piece at the bottom.
“It is instantly apparent, even to the child, that there cannot be both affirmation and contradiction.” - Saint Thomas Aquinas: “The Dumb Ox”, G.K. Chesterton
Before I get into it, some housekeeping.
One, lately I’m tinkering on Substack in the hopes of finding solid subscribers. I’m posting close to daily on Notes with a quote from something I’m reading. Part of it is to work in a habit, the other part is to signal my writings to the right reader. With that, I’m opening up my chat. Currently, it was threads regarding a book for the book club or a topic for the book club. But I’ve made it open so anyone can view it but only paid…