Orthodox Thomists?

[ptlopes]

Good evening,

What do you guys think of Alasdair Macintyre and Josef Pieper? Are they orthodox Thomists? Are all their books written from the perspective of orthodox Thomism?

Thanks and God bless!
Pedro

[Geremia]

What do you mean by "orthodox Thomism"? What Ed Feser calls "neo-Scholastic Thomism"? See: "The Thomistic Tradition (part 1)" & part 2.

[ptlopes]

Thank you for your answer, Geremia!

By Orthodox Thomist I mean someone faithful and true to Thomas Aquinas' doctrine. For example, there are kantian and cartesian elements foreign to Aquinas in some "Thomists". Those wouldn't be "orthodox"...

[Geremia]

there are kantian

the so-called Transcendental Thomists

and cartesian elements foreign to Aquinas in some "Thomists".

Which "flavor" of Thomism is Cartesian?

Aristotelian / River Forest Thomism is anti-platonic; Thesis #2 of the 8 River Forest Thomism theses:

Aquinas ought to be interpreted as a convinced Aristotelian who vigorously opposes every tendency to Platonize in epistemology, and admits Platonic elements into this thought from the Church Fathers only in so far as he can validate them in accordance with Aristotelian epistemology.

[ptlopes]

Perhaps some Transcendental Thomists have a certain cartesian flavour. But I don't think there is specific cartesian brand of Thomism.

I would say that Garrigou-Lagrange was an Orthodox Thomist...

[Geremia]

What do you guys think of Alasdair Macintyre and Josef Pieper?

I'm not too familiar with MacIntyre, but I have read some Pieper. He's good, but more of a popularizer of Thomism.

[ptlopes]

Thank you! I have the idea that Pieper has a good reputation within Thomism.