1: Philiosophy that matters
This book is a must have for anyone interested in the debate with the new atheists, or anyone interested in the value of classical philosophy.
Ed Fesser has written a book that can be taken as a great overview of Greek philosophy and the insights of Aquinas and the Scholastics. He shows the incoherence of the "materialist-mechanistic" view which seeks to banish the existence of non-material entities such as mind and soul. He writes in a down to earth manner, always defining his terms and giving examples that are accesible to laymen interested in the subject. He brilliantly defends Aristotelian thought, showing that it is relevant and true even in the present day. He shows how the "new atheists" have misrepresented Aquinas and set up strawmen to attack.
If you want to be able to defend religion and traditional morality, the arguments that Feser presents are a Godsend. As he makes clear, there is no appeal to "faith", his entire argument is based on reason and rational inferences. I cannot praise this book too much. Read it and you will see for yourself.
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