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. Gilson studies ; Volume 309.

Value Inquiry Book Series. Gilson Studies, 0929-8436 ; Volume 309

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomism.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Rodopi, 2018.

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

/ Brian A. Kemple

Escaping the Framework of Modernity / Brian A. Kemple

The Latin Thomists and Ens Primum Cognitum / Brian A. Kemple

Recent Thomistic Interpretations of Ens Primum Cognitum / Brian A. Kemple

The Intellectus Agens and Concept Formation / Brian A. Kemple

The Discursion of Concept Formation / Brian A. Kemple

Relation and Ens Primum Cognitum1 / Brian A. Kemple

The Nature of Ens Primum Cognitum / Brian A. Kemple.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-35256-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004352568 DOI