Is Aquinas's Doctrine of Analogy "Really" Unintelligible?
Thomas Williams maintains that the doctrine of analogy is unintelligible. In this paper, I scrutinize and reject Williams's argument for that claim insofar as it applies to Thomas Aquinas's particular version of the doctrine. After laying out Williams's critique, I present an account...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
2021
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Philosophy & theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 3-25 |
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Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Analogy
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| RelBib Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Thomas Williams maintains that the doctrine of analogy is unintelligible. In this paper, I scrutinize and reject Williams's argument for that claim insofar as it applies to Thomas Aquinas's particular version of the doctrine. After laying out Williams's critique, I present an account of Aquinas's conception of analogy. I identify three components of it: a semantic part, a metaphysical part, and a distinctive conception of inference. I briefly explain how all three of these components play a role in Aquinas's philosophical theology. On the basis of these ideas, I proceed to demonstrate how Williams's argument against analogy, understood as a set of reasons for rejecting Aquinas's version of it, fails completely. I end by pointing out how hard it appears for anyone who rejects the doctrine of analogy to keep faith with the idea of creation ex nihilo. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-828X |
| Reference: | Kritik von "The doctrine of univocity is true and salutary (2005)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2023221151 |