A Thomistic Take on Emotional Tumult | Sister Anna Wray, O.P.

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This lecture was given on April 26, 2023 at the University of Arizona. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Sr. Anna Wray is a native of Connecticut and a member of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia. Sister received her PhD in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, having written her dissertation on Aristotle’s account of the activity of contemplation. Sister is on faculty in CUA's School of Philosophy.

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1:10.3	My talk is entitled A Tomisticistic take on emotional tumult.
1:15.6	I have two goals, in addition to the obvious goal of having a good time.
1:20.6	First, to equip you to engage with Thomas' texts on emotions while standing in line at Starbucks.
1:29.8	I intend to do this by familiarizing you with the framework and terminology of Thomas' account of the
1:35.1	emotions, and by modeling a way of interacting with Thomas' claims that you might imitate.
1:41.5	My second goal is to endear to you the practice of reading Thomas' account of the emotions
1:47.0	with a view to its practical value.
1:50.0	If you glance at some of Thomas' texts, you know that this isn't an easy practice.
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