Category: Aquinas

Luther and Othello: Skepticism, Anfechtung, and “the Doubting Disease”

This is an essay I wrote for a Philosophy class on American philospher Stanley Cavell and the plays of Shakespeare. I don't like to post my academic essays on this blog, but this one is a particularly important piece for me. “You have as much laughter as you have faith.” Martin Luther Shakespeare’s play Othello … Continue reading Luther and Othello: Skepticism, Anfechtung, and “the Doubting Disease” →

Aquinas and the Revelation of the Divine Other: Language, Creaturehood, and Participation

This is an essay I wrote for a philosophy class on Aquinas and Wittgenstein. This might be more technical then some of my pieces on here. Its central claim that, "God is revealed to us through and not despite our finitude" seems relevant to some of the themes I have been developing on here. The … Continue reading Aquinas and the Revelation of the Divine Other: Language, Creaturehood, and Participation →