Inversion of Essence and Accident
Channel: Professor McCoige
Date: 2022-10-12

In this video I explain the difference between essential and accidental properties, especially as it is applied in Scholastic philosophy. Then we move on to applying this distinction to a range of contemporary topics. 

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Some other Thomistic/Scholastic terminology: https://youtu.be/2ed9h9fPql4
Article on the denial of sexual orientation as an essential property: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2014/03/against-heterosexuality
Jonathan Pageau on symbolic inversion in Shrek: https://youtu.be/WCFLbmAJ2Uc
Pageau's interview with Michael Knowles: https://youtu.be/N_QQqnpWneE
My introductory lecture on Plato's Republic: https://youtu.be/4m2SL3C8CCs

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