PHIL 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nominalism, Eucharist, Counter-Reformation
10 Apr 2020
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The general end for which god created us. An example of a general end is happiness toward which all human beings are oriented. We all seek happiness as a general end of our acts. So, learning to play a musical instrument is the specific end and the happiness we experience in doing this is the general end. When we have discovered these ends, it is then possible to determine the means required to achieve them. of creation is natural law. For aquinas, this understanding of god"s plan for us, built into our nature by god"s act: reformation. For aquinas, special revelation is not necessary for moral knowledge. During the years between the death of bonaventure and aquinas and the time of martin luther, This was due to a philosophic movement known as nominalism. The best way to understand the meaning of "nominalism" is to compare it with "realism".
