Plato, Existentialism, and Aquinas — A Surprising Connection

What do Plato, the Existentialists, and St. Thomas Aquinas have in common—if anything?

Plato believed that true knowledge comes from understanding eternal, unchanging Forms—and largely dismissed the world of experience. The Existentialists turned this on its head, arguing that experience is everything and that identity is something we create, not something given. And then there's Aquinas, who found a middle path: affirming the role of Forms (in God) while embracing experience as a vital path to truth.

In this video, we explore how these three very different philosophical perspectives intersect—and how they all wrestled with the same essential question: What is the source of truth and identity?