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Commentary on the "Book of Causes"
Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Description for Commentary on the "Book of Causes"
Paperback. The "Book of Causes" was judged by Thomas Aquinas to have been abstracted from Proclus' "Elements of Theology". This commentary is a distinct philosophical work which provides an extended view of his approach to Neoplatonic thought and functions as a guide to his metaphysics. Translator(s): etc.; Hess, Charles R. (Adjunct Lecturer in Ecclesiastical Latin, Dominican School, Berkeley, California, USA); Taylor, Richard C. (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Marquette University, USA); Guagliardo, Vincent A. Num Pages: 258 pages, bibliography, references. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
The Book of Causes, highly influential in the medieval university, was commonly but incorrectly understood to be the completion of Aristotle's metaphysics. It was Thomas Aquinas who first judged it to have been abstracted from Proclus's Elements of Theology, presumably by an unknown Arabic author, who added to it ideas of his own.
The Book of Causes is of particular interest because themes that appear in it are echoed in the metaphysics of Aquinas: its treatment of being (esse) as proceeding from the First Creating Cause; the triadic scheme of being, living, and knowing; and the general scheme of ... Read more
The Book of Causes, highly influential in the medieval university, was commonly but incorrectly understood to be the completion of Aristotle's metaphysics. It was Thomas Aquinas who first judged it to have been abstracted from Proclus's Elements of Theology, presumably by an unknown Arabic author, who added to it ideas of his own.
The Book of Causes is of particular interest because themes that appear in it are echoed in the metaphysics of Aquinas: its treatment of being (esse) as proceeding from the First Creating Cause; the triadic scheme of being, living, and knowing; and the general scheme of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813208442
SKU
V9780813208442
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About Saint Thomas Aquinas
The late Vincent A. Guagliardo, O.P., was professor of philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California. Charles R. Hess, O.P., is an adjunct lecturer in ecclesiastical Latin at the Dominican School. Richard C. Taylor is associate professor of philosophy at Marquette University. His area of speciality is ancient and medieval philosophy.
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