{"podcast":{"title":"The Thomistic Institute","slug":"the-thomistic-institute-521456","podcast_index_feed_id":521456,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/8dluqp75","website_url":"https://podcast.thomisticinstitute.org","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/1ec23f95-40fe-429d-a0f3-244bca6fbb8f/shows/fedb9eb7-b992-446b-be01-01cd62afd823/cover-art/original_d16b8d4e377588e2605b7455efd8717f.png","author":"The Thomistic Institute","episode_count":1969,"summary":"The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone. The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events, and much more. Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:19:20.045779+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thomistic-institute-521456"},"episode":{"title":"'I Cannot Tell a Lie': Thomas Aquinas on the Moral Permissibility of Lying – Prof. Christopher Tomaszewski","slug":"i-cannot-tell-a-lie-thomas-aquinas-on-the-moral-permissibility-of-lying-prof-christopher-tomaszewski","published_at":"2026-05-06T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thomistic-institute-521456/i-cannot-tell-a-lie-thomas-aquinas-on-the-moral-permissibility-of-lying-prof-christopher-tomaszewski","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thomistic-institute-521456","url":"https://podcast.thomisticinstitute.org","audio_url":"https://audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/1ec23f95-40fe-429d-a0f3-244bca6fbb8f/episodes/e38cee26-1d49-4145-9b6f-2f629490955c/episode.mp3","summary":"Prof. Christopher Tomaszewski argues that Thomas Aquinas teaches lying is intrinsically evil because it uses the faculty of speech against its natural purpose, even in difficult cases often thought to justify deception. This lecture was given on March 19th, 2026, at University of Toronto. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events . About the Speakers: Christopher Tomaszewski is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Belmont Abbey College, where he teaches philosophy and great books. He holds a PhD in philosophy from Baylor University and a BS in mathematics from Villanova University. His primary research interests include metaphysics, mediæval philosophy, logic, and philosophy of religion (especially Thomistic solutions to contemporary problems in analytic philosophy), and more specifically in philosophical anthropology, classical theism, mereology, and causation. He is the author of several articles in Analysis, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and other journals. He lives near Charlotte, NC, with his wife Haley and their dog Borromeo. Keywords: Aquinas, Assertion, Candor, Consequentialism, Intrinsic Evil, Lying, Natural Law, Perjury, Truthfulness, White Lies","meta_description":"Prof. Christopher Tomaszewski argues that Thomas Aquinas teaches lying is intrinsically evil because it uses the faculty of speech against its natural pur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thomistic-institute-521456/episodes/i-cannot-tell-a-lie-thomas-aquinas-on-the-moral-permissibility-of-lying-prof-christopher-tomaszewski/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thomistic-institute-521456/i-cannot-tell-a-lie-thomas-aquinas-on-the-moral-permissibility-of-lying-prof-christopher-tomaszewski.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}