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1Beyond the Bodily View and Psychological View of Human Beings: Human Beings are Rational AnimalsJournal of Philosophical Investigations 17 (45): 317-329. 2024.We are... So, to reframe the inquiry: who are we on a metaphysical level? Which aspects of ourselves are the most universally representative of who we are? How do we fare in the face of the passage of time? For decades, philosophers have debated the concept of diachronic personal identity, which focuses on the question of what keeps us alive. An intricate debate has developed between those who hold the body view (animalism) and those who hold the psychological view (memory) on the question of wh…Read more
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21Do Human Beings Stop Existing at Their Deaths in Aquinas’ AccountOpen Journal of Philosophy 13 (2): 394-406. 2023.Thomas Aquinas persistently defended the idea that the soul survives physical death. But what exactly is the rational soul that becomes separated from the body at death? When a person’s body dies, do they cease to exist? Over the past few decades, a nuanced debate has developed between “survivalists” and “corruptionists” over whether or not a separated soul is still a person, leading to impenetrable disagreements in which neither side can seem to sway the other. In this research, I propose a pre…Read more
Fr. Khanh Trinh
University of Santo Tomas
St. Joseph of Xuan Loc Seminary
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St. Joseph of Xuan Loc SeminaryAssociate Professor
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophical Traditions |
History of Western Philosophy |