Nature's Cheat Codes? On the Course of Nature and its Laws – Prof. John G. Brungardt

The Thomistic Institute

Prof. John Brungardt explores the concept of laws of nature as partial transcriptions of the natures of physical substances, emphasizing the interplay between philosophical tradition, scientific discovery, and metaphysical causality.

This lecture was given on May 30th, 2025, at Mount Saint Mary College.

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About the Speakers:

John G. Brungardt is an associate professor of philosophy at the School of Catholic Studies at Newman University.

As a philosopher, Catholic layman, and Dominican tertiary, his studies, teaching, and scholarship aim at continuing the philosophical tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and their heirs. He attempts to bring their insights into meaningful dialogue with modern theories. His central interests lie in the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of science, as well as the philosophy of technology.

Keywords: Aristotelianism, Causality, Course of Nature, Divine Providence, Experimental Science, Human Reason, Metaphysics, Scholasticism, Scientific Laws, The Consolation of Philosophy