Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics
This book will remain timeless in its study of Aristotle's objective grasp of reality. The book's uniqueness lies in its aim of letting Aquinas himself speak on the subject of metaphysics. The work embraces both a history of philosophy and Aristotle's subsequent reasoning toward God as pure act. Readers will find a summary of the wealth of insight of Aristotle, further elaborated by Aquinas. Metaphysics of Aquinas will appeal to both graduate and undergraduate students and scholars of metaphysics. Contents: Preface; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY; Prologue of Aquinas; The Human Being Naturally Desires to Know; The Wise Human Being and Metaphysics; Pursuit of First Causes in the Past; Critique of Early Thinking on First Causes; The Human Being and Knowledge of Truth; The Subject of Metaphysics; The First Principles of Demonstration; The Vocabulary of Philosophy; How Metaphysics Treats of Being; PART TWO: FIRST PHILOSOPHY OR METAPHYSICS; Substance, the Principal Subject of Metaphysics; Potency and Act; One, and What Follows upon One; The First Principles of Being; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics
This book will remain timeless in its study of Aristotle's objective grasp of reality. The book's uniqueness lies in its aim of letting Aquinas himself speak on the subject of metaphysics. The work embraces both a history of philosophy and Aristotle's subsequent reasoning toward God as pure act. Readers will find a summary of the wealth of insight of Aristotle, further elaborated by Aquinas. Metaphysics of Aquinas will appeal to both graduate and undergraduate students and scholars of metaphysics. Contents: Preface; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY; Prologue of Aquinas; The Human Being Naturally Desires to Know; The Wise Human Being and Metaphysics; Pursuit of First Causes in the Past; Critique of Early Thinking on First Causes; The Human Being and Knowledge of Truth; The Subject of Metaphysics; The First Principles of Demonstration; The Vocabulary of Philosophy; How Metaphysics Treats of Being; PART TWO: FIRST PHILOSOPHY OR METAPHYSICS; Substance, the Principal Subject of Metaphysics; Potency and Act; One, and What Follows upon One; The First Principles of Being; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics

Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics

Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics

Metaphysics of Aquinas: A Summary of Aquinas's Exposition of Aristotle's Metaphysics

Overview

This book will remain timeless in its study of Aristotle's objective grasp of reality. The book's uniqueness lies in its aim of letting Aquinas himself speak on the subject of metaphysics. The work embraces both a history of philosophy and Aristotle's subsequent reasoning toward God as pure act. Readers will find a summary of the wealth of insight of Aristotle, further elaborated by Aquinas. Metaphysics of Aquinas will appeal to both graduate and undergraduate students and scholars of metaphysics. Contents: Preface; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY; Prologue of Aquinas; The Human Being Naturally Desires to Know; The Wise Human Being and Metaphysics; Pursuit of First Causes in the Past; Critique of Early Thinking on First Causes; The Human Being and Knowledge of Truth; The Subject of Metaphysics; The First Principles of Demonstration; The Vocabulary of Philosophy; How Metaphysics Treats of Being; PART TWO: FIRST PHILOSOPHY OR METAPHYSICS; Substance, the Principal Subject of Metaphysics; Potency and Act; One, and What Follows upon One; The First Principles of Being; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761802938
Publisher: University Press of America
Publication date: 04/23/1996
Pages: 324
Product dimensions: 5.42(w) x 8.42(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Pierre Conway, O.P. is a researcher and writer. Mary Michael Spangler, O.P. is a Professor at Ohio Dominican College.

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Michael B. Ewbank

"This is a very valuable instrument for the initiation of students into metaphysics."
— Michael B. Ewbank

Benedict M. Ashley

"Aristotle's "Metaphysics" is one of the most influential books in history, yet due to the vicissitudes of its writing, editing, and transmission it is notoriously difficult. No one has made more consistent sense out of it, nor contributed to the further development of its thought than St. Thomas Aquinas, but for today's students his commentary too requires a good guide. Fr. Pierre Conway in collaboration with Mary Michael Spangler, O.P., both skilled teachers, have provided us with this penetrating analysis and guide. It will enable the modern student of philosophy to see that metaphysics is not apriori theorizing but the critical rooting of every field of human art and science in the hard facts of human experience."
— Benedict M. Ashley

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