| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 400 pages) |
| Contents |
The commentary of St. Thomas on the De caelo of Aristotle / James A. Weisheipl -- Matter and actuality in Aquinas / Christopher Hughes -- The logic of being in Thomas Aquinas / Hermann Weidemann -- The realism of Aquinas / Sandra Edwards -- Natural reason in the Summa contra gentiles / Rudi A. te Velde -- The esse/essentia argument in Aquinas's De ente et essentia / Scott MacDonald -- The five ways / John F. Wippel -- Aquinas on what God is not / Brian Davies -- Internationality : Aquinas and Wittgenstein / Anthony Kenny -- Man = body + soul : Aquinas's arithmetic of human nature / Gyula Klima --Aquinas's account of freedom : intellect and will / Eleonore Stump -- Being and goodness / Eleonore Stump and Norman Kreztmann -- Law and politics / Paul E. Sigmund -- Aquinas on good sense / Herbert McCabe -- Aquinas on the passions / Peter King |
| Summary |
The work of Thomas Aquinas has always enjoyed a privileged position as a pillar of Catholic theology, but for centuries his standing among western philosophers was less sure. Today, Aquinas's work is recognized as a cornerstone of the western philosophical tradition. This book offers a full-scale introduction to Aquinas's philosophy. Brian Davies has collected in one volume the best recent essays on Aquinas by some of the world's foremost scholars of medieval philosophy. Taken together, they illuminate the entire spectrum of Aquinas's thought: philosophy of nature, logic, metaphysics, natural |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-400) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
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| SUBJECT |
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 fast |
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TomÃs De Aquino, Santo, 1225?-1274. larpcal |
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Medieval.
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Filosofia medieval.
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Filosofia cristã.
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Filosofia escolástica.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davies, Brian, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780198034926 |
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019803492X |
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128083773X |
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9781280837739 |
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