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James W. Felt - Aims - 9780268029012 - V9780268029012
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Aims

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Description for Aims Paperback. Combines elements of Thomas Aquinas' metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. This work is an experiment in constructive metaphysics a project in modern philosophy. It is suitable to those interested in contemporary conceptions of metaphysics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.

In Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today, James W. Felt turns his attention to combining elements of Thomas Aquinas's metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. In his distinctive style, Felt concisely pulls together the strands of epistemology, ontology, and teleology, synthesizing these elements into his own "process-enriched Thomism."

Aims does not simply discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each philosopher's position, but blends the two into a cohesive argument based on principles derived from immediate experience. Felt arrives at what he calls a "Whiteheadian-type solution,"appealing to his ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268029012
SKU
V9780268029012
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About James W. Felt
James W. Felt, S.J., is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Santa Clara University. His previous books are Making Sense of Your Freedom: Philosophy for the Perplexed (Cornell University Press, 1994; reprinted by University of Notre Dame Press, 2005); Coming To Be: Toward a Thomistic-Whiteheadian Metaphysics of Becoming (State University of New York Press, 2001); and Human Knowing: A Prelude to ... Read more

Reviews for Aims
“The notion of teleology is deeply embedded in the origins of Western philosophy as exemplified by Aristotelian philosophy. James W. Felt’s book, entitled Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today, attempts to continue this tradition by constructing a teleological, or goal-oriented, or metaphysics in a succinct and easily accessible work of philosophy. Felt draws upon the work of Aristotle, and more ... Read more

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