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Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas (Studies in Philosphy and the History of Philosophy 10)
John F. Wippel
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Paperback. A collection of essays that deals with Thomas Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of 20th-century attempts to describe his philosophical thought, and goes on to explain the interrelationship between philosophy and the sciences. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 293 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
In this volume, John Wippel has collected a number of his essays dealing with Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of certain twentieth-century attempts to describe the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas as a "Christian philosophy." The book is then divided into two major parts, with Part I devoted to Aquinas's usage of Avicenna in explaining the interrelationship between first philosophy and the other theoretical sciences, Aquinas's different reasons for naming metaphysics "first philosophy," and his appeal to a distinctive kind of intellectual operation—separation—in order to account for our discovery of being as being, ... Read more
In this volume, John Wippel has collected a number of his essays dealing with Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of certain twentieth-century attempts to describe the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas as a "Christian philosophy." The book is then divided into two major parts, with Part I devoted to Aquinas's usage of Avicenna in explaining the interrelationship between first philosophy and the other theoretical sciences, Aquinas's different reasons for naming metaphysics "first philosophy," and his appeal to a distinctive kind of intellectual operation—separation—in order to account for our discovery of being as being, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Catholic University America Pr
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy
Number of Pages
293
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813208398
SKU
V9780813208398
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