The science of being as being : metaphysical investigations / edited by Gregory T. Doolan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doolan, Gregory T.

Wippel, John F.

Series:

Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 55

Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy; Series ; v.v. 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Scholasticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Catholic University of America Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholars present studies on key philosophical and historical issues in the field. Though varied, the investigations address three major metaphysical themes: the subject matter of metaphysics, metaphysical aporiae, and philosophical theology.

Contents:

The science of being as being in Aristotle, Aquinas, and Wippel / Robert Sokolowski

The transformation of metaphysics in late antiquity / Dominic O'Meara

Why is metaphysics called "first philosophy" in the Middle Ages? / Jan A. Aertsen

The fragile convergence : structures of metaphysical thinking / Andreas Speer

Aquinas on substance as a metaphysical genus / Gregory T. Doolan

A scholastic perspective on the individuation of races / Jorge J.E. Gracia

Merely metaphysical possibility / James Ross

The role of metaphysics in the theology of Godfrey of Fontaines / Stephen F. Brown

Thomas Aquinas on philosophy and the preambles of faith / John F. Wippel

Thomas Aquinas on demonstrating God's providence / Brian J. Shanley

Eternity, simplicity, and presence / Eleonore Stump

Why bodies as well as souls in the life to come? / Marilyn McCord Ada.

Notes:

A collection of papers in honor of John F. Wippel.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1945-0

OCLC:

811732093