Ens primum cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the tradition : the philosophy of being as first known /
Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition presents a reading of Thomas Aquinas' claim that "being" is the first object of the human intellect. Blending the insights of both the early Thomistic tradition (c.1380-1637AD) and the Leonine Thomistic revival (1879-present), Br...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill/Rodopi,
[2017]
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Value Inquiry Book Series
309.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.
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Call Number: B765.T54 K36 2017
| Summary: | Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition presents a reading of Thomas Aquinas' claim that "being" is the first object of the human intellect. Blending the insights of both the early Thomistic tradition (c.1380-1637AD) and the Leonine Thomistic revival (1879-present), Brian Kemple examines how this claim of Aquinas has been traditionally understood, and what is lacking in that understanding. While the recent tradition has emphasized the primacy of the real (so-called ens reale ) in human recognition of the primum cognitum , Kemple argues that this misinterprets Aquinas, thereby closing off Thomistic philosophy to the broader perspective needed to face the philosophical challenges of today, and proposes an alternative interpretation with dramatic epistemological and metaphysical consequences. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 376 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004352568 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |