173 Aristotle and Aquinas on Proper Self-Love

About this episode

The episode explores the relationships among love of God, love of neighbor, and love of self through the perspectives of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.

How do we love with the three loves in the two Great Commandments? And what are the relationships among love of God, love of neighbor, and love of self? Join Catholic philosopher Anthony Flood and Catholic psychologist Eric Gudan as we explore love in Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas. We address flourishing, friendship, virtues, interior integration, inner unity, union with others, trauma, healing, selfishness, humility, magnanimity, where to find truth, and so much more, all through a Thomistic lens. Join us! For the full video experience with all our visuals, graphics, and for conversation and sharing in the comments section, check us out on our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@InteriorIntegration4Catholics

People in this episode

Host: Peter T. Malinoski, Ph.D.

Guests: Anthony Flood, Eric Gudan

Topics covered

• self-love
• love of God
• love of neighbor
• Aristotle
• Aquinas
• flourishing
• virtues

Keywords

• self-love
• flourishing
• friendship
• virtues
• humility
• magnanimity
• Thomistic lens

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas

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