The Thomistic Mind: Episode 06

Episode 6 — The Start of the Logic Journey

What is logic—and why does it matter?

In this episode of The Thomistic Mind, Dr. Jason Reed begins a classical introduction to logic through Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. Logic is not debate tactics, everyday planning, or opinion-sharing. It is the study of right reason ordered toward truth.

This lecture explains:
• What logic really studies
• Why logic is about order in reason itself
• How logic differs from science, art, and morality
• Why logic is normative, unavoidable, and grounded in reality
• Why Aristotelian (Western) logic still matters today

This episode lays the foundation for the entire logic series by showing how reasoning itself must be ordered if we are to know truth about God, goodness, beauty, and moral life.