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Paul Thom - The Logic of the Trinity: Augustine to Ockham - 9780823234769 - V9780823234769
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The Logic of the Trinity: Augustine to Ockham

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Description for The Logic of the Trinity: Augustine to Ockham Hardback. Recounts the remarkable history of efforts by significant medieval thinkers to accommodate the ontology of the Trinity within the framework of Aristotelian logic and ontology Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.

This book recounts the remarkable history of efforts by significant medieval thinkers to accommodate the ontology of the Trinity within the framework of Aristotelian logic and ontology. These efforts were remarkable because they pushed creatively beyond the boundaries of existing thought while trying to strike a balance between the Church's traditional teachings and theoretical rigor in a context of institutional politics. In some cases, good theology, good philosophy, and good politics turned out to be three different things.
The principal thinkers discussed are Augustine, Boethius, Abélard, Gilbert of Poitiers, Bonaventure, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham. The aspects of Trinitarian doctrine ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823234769
SKU
V9780823234769
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About Paul Thom
Paul Thom is Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a recipient of the Centenary of Federation Medal for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of philosophy of the arts. His most recent book is Logic and Ontology in the Syllogistic of ... Read more

Reviews for The Logic of the Trinity: Augustine to Ockham
"Provides a ground-breaking account of the logic of the Trinity in ten important late-antique and medieval theologians: Augustine, Boethius, Abelard, Gilbert of Poiters, Peter Lombard, Bonaventure, Albert, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham."
-Richard Cross University of Notre Dame "The Logic of the Trinity is a learned, logical and well-written history of an idea crucial to the Western medieval mentality
the reasonable ... Read more

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