Aquinas on being, goodness, and God
"Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology. Relying on a deep understanding of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a metaphysical framework that is comprehensive, detailed, and flexible. Within that framework, he formulated a range of s...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Edition: | First issued in paperback |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Being
/ The Good
/ God
/ Metaphysics
/ Philosophical theology
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Metaphysics
B Thomas 1225?-1274 Thomas 1225?-1274 |
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| Summary: | "Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology. Relying on a deep understanding of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a metaphysical framework that is comprehensive, detailed, and flexible. Within that framework, he formulated a range of strikingly original and carefully explicated views in areas including natural theology, philosophy of mind, philosophical psychology, and ethics. In this book, Christopher Hughes focuses on Aquinas's thought from an analytic philosophical perspective. After an overview of Aquinas's life and works, Hughes discusses Aquinas's metaphysics, including his conception of substance, matter, and form, and his account of essence and existence; and his theory of the nature of human beings, including his critique of a substance dualism that Aquinas attributes to Plato, but is usually associated with Descartes. In the final chapters, Hughes discusses Aquinas's account of the existence and nature of God, and his treatment of the problem of evil, as well as his ideas about the relation of goodness to being, choice, and happiness."--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (page 364) and index |
| ISBN: | 0415346444 |