The metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas : from finite being to uncreated being / John F. Wippel.

Author/creator Wippel, John F.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Catholic University of American Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxxvii, 630 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMonographs of the society for medieval and renaissance philosophy ; no. 1
Monographs of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy ; no. 1. ^A464145
Contents Aquinas on the nature of metaphysics -- Our discovery of the subject of metaphysics -- The problem of Parmenides and analogy of being -- Participation and the problem of the one and the many -- Essence-esse composition and the one and the many -- Relative nonbeing and the one and the many -- Substance-accident composition -- Substance, accidents, and esse -- Prime matter and substantial form -- Argumentation for Gods' existence (introductory remarks) -- Argumentation for God's existence in earlier writings -- The five ways -- Quidditative knowledge of God and analogical knowledge.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 597-616) and indexes.
LCCN 99053039
ISBN081320982X (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0813209838 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks B765.T54 W487 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold