Ens primum cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the tradition : the philosophy of being as first known / by Brian A. Kemple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kemple, Brian A., author.

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; v. 309.

Value inquiry book series. Gilson studies

Value inquiry book series ; volume 309

Gilson studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Thomism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 376 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Rodopi, [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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kemple, Brian A., author. Ens primum cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the tradition

ISBN:

9789004352391

9004352392

OCLC:

992479480