Gunther Laird

A collection of 12 posts

Dec 17, 2020

Deism and Existential Inertia Revisited

Deism and Existential Inertia Revisited

As many of you will know, I recently edited a book by Gunther Laird called The Unnecessary Science, a book that counters the claims of Aristotle, Aquinas and recently Ed Feser on Natural

Nov 10, 2020

The Unnecessary Science Revisited

As many of you will know, I recently edited author Gunther Laird's book The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (UK), with its foreword by Bradley Bowen of

Oct 22, 2020

Actuality, Abortion and the SCOTUS

Here is a guest piece from author Gunther Laird, who recently wrote The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (UK), which I edited and consulted on. Please grab a copy!

Sep 25, 2020

Mano Singham on The Unnecessary Science

Mano Singham on The Unnecessary Science

Mano Singham, over at Freethought Blogs, has recently kindly reviewed a book I edited by Gunther Laird, The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis od Natural Law Theory (UK). The book is particularly prevalent

Sep 6, 2020

Amuse Bouche and Other Updates

Amuse Bouche and Other Updates

Just to remind people of what I have been up to of late and what I plan for the near future (and a book that might be right up your alleys). Let'

Aug 27, 2020

The Problems of Pure Act

The Problems of Pure Act

This is a guest post from Gunther Laird, whose superb new book The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (UK), a devastating critique of Ed Feser, Thomas Aquinas and Natural

Aug 10, 2020

The Unnecessary Science

The Unnecessary Science

The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (Onus Books) is a cracking book tackling the work of Edward Feser in his defences and use of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in

Nov 15, 2019

Act & Potency: Responding to a Critic

Some weeks back, I posted a short piece on act and potency, "Criticising the Idea of Potential and Actuality in Natural Law Philosophy" in which I quoted extensively from a book