ST PATRICK'S RECUORY DUBLIN ONTARIO (ls 3if 27-9 June 24 1960 Dear Charels, I am sending by this mail the MS on Natural Science. Although it covers ground nowvsomehwat familiar to me from your previous articles and apapers, I find it quite interesting by reason o of the remarkable passages from Heisenberger and Born. These feblows are far from being stupid after all. Its is too bad that the second- rate writers don't read then more carefully. I have been reflecting, though, how puzzling the bigger men may seem to the little men. Born and his ppers deserve very great credit, I should think, for seeing these principles, when theyk have hed no special philosophical form nation, and with a whole world pretty much against them. If I can get time to make copies of them, I would like to send yo you copies a of a couple of conferences which I give to priests, and of one that I sometimes give to nuns. I would like you to read then over with tvo ends in view: first, to point out any bad thinking in philosophy or theology; and secondly, to add any ideas which may suggest themselves to you. No use, I suppose, to bring this up egiin. Do you recall that I once mentioned a young doctor of philosophy at our university, Harlod Johnson by neme. A remarkable phenomenon in these parts because, al though foumed in modem American universities, and surrounded by colleagues who are all postiviists or prgamatisits, etc., he calls himself a Thomist. He asked me to recommend him to the C. Council for a small grant to cover expenses while he want to Toronto during the summer to work at the Quingue Viae. Toronto here just means the use of the library at the Medieval Institute. I aid recommend him, and he got his grant. Now tne question he wants to "research" in, is the reason for five ways, rather than three or six. It's a question, and no ham can cone fron going into it. (low our boy is going to get far beats me, since he reads Latin hardly at all. --- Imagine, becoming a Thomist with no better fare than is provided by the existing transal tions) I have tried to help him, but am beyond my depth. I aleo consulted Wildgen, who had nothing to offer. 43} right, why ARE there five ways. What is back of the number? Why not three? or eighteen? You ought to be able to provide the man vith at least a lead. I hate to think whet will happen to him if he simply reads or listens to the men who will be available in Toronto I was sorry tolearn.of all your family troubles, and particularly sorry to hear that A thur is still having such trouble in finding his voy. Why not let the Soor boy give up school. These nervous types are surely better off working as technicians, ox just plain good mechanics, surely. When does Tom get married? After the Orford exans? I don't believe in long engegenentad. Sinserely in Christ £6 hen nol (Karoh is coming to photograph our chapel this week. I hope sone favorable publicity will cone of it, for Phil and for our Lady)ot seca Chat fh 17 1960 , Kone G tend Few el ay eye Ce Ee Rl Bons a of math, woe tO a Fi ne Le OES ee DS ced ara eC. a a a7 laters Cnn he eye woth oe a of Th, pet an Wee yl cee os wat 7 Bb) Gust of renders a aeeer Tht whe Ss see ba RE fe per) ened dome Desk pte wut f oh a sft 4 net! OA Stes os Ela (ths tae we Oh Pome cbs rn teases 0 pie ) AT wenn andre Gs pth ee eee eee econ ~ (? as fet ae aa tent oer: eA nee een in Khe wee meats eee MU beet SL a eef oe / pow ott Vn teint, ee The aes ole hme Poe Tre ett hk cae eoeeeer The. wo &- we ey rh Tr et wey 2h aed, Cease o ha oS hee, ot oe ey SR ee tt A ae te ve akon terre r ; a 2 a torment bt bee Hol. >: sare eels obey doe The besiny talon wt Ly Th fos ar eek a ae ANY LY thee chore’ Conk the We olin ft FR Ho beypy the |] ro +1 Ian gpne Se ee ee pee | ee et im ow ny oet Tt . ee ees wpe] benef fan mene oe fe Von Att heen t LU CS aa