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Being and Some 20th Century Thomists
John F.X. Knasas
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Description for Being and Some 20th Century Thomists
Hardback. John Knasas engages a debate at the heart of the revival of Thomistic thought in the 20th century. Richly detailed, his book calls on the tradition established by Gilson, Maritain and Owen to build a case for existential Thomism as a valid metaphysics. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 607.
In this powerfully argued book, Knasas engages a debate at the heart of the revival of Thomistic thought in the twentieth century. Richly detailed and illuminating, his book calls on the tradition established by Gilson, Maritain, and Owen, to build a case for Existential Thomism as a valid metaphysics.
Being and Some Twentieth-Century Thomists is a comprehensive discussion of the major issues and controversies in neo-Thomism, including issues of mind, knowledge, the human subject, free will, nature, grace, and the act of being. Knasas also discusses the Transcendental Thomism of Maréchal, Rahner, Lonergan, and others as he builds a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823222483
SKU
V9780823222483
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About John F.X. Knasas
John F. X. Knasas is Professor Emeritus at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Reviews for Being and Some 20th Century Thomists
"Knas's book offers the definitve refutation of the claim that the epistemological and ontological foundations of Transcendental Thomism have a textual support in Aquinas, and simultaneously provides powerful philosophical arguments in defense of Thomistic Realism. -Nova and Vetera "This provocative work is uniqe, valuable..." -American Catholic Quarterly