Thomistic existentialism and cosmological reasoning John F.X. Knasas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knasas, John F. X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

De ente et essentia (Thomas, Aquinas, Saint).

Metaphysics.

God--Proof, Cosmological.

Existentialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C. : 2019.

Summary:

Cosmological reasoning is an important facet of classical arguments for the existence of God, but these arguments have been subject to many criticisms.The thesis of this book is that Thomas Aquinas can dodge many of the classic objections brought against cosmological reasoning.

Contents:

9. The viae of the Summa Theologiae and the Compendium Theologiae10. Other Possible viae; 11. Questions and Replies; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Aquinas's De Ente Reasoning and the Cosmological Argument; 1. Thomistic Reflections on Leibniz's a posteriori Reasonings; 2. Existence and a Proof for God in Aquinas; 3. Neo-Thomist Discussion of the De Ente Reasoning; 4. Actus essendi and Analytic Thomism; 5. The De Ente Reasoning and Objections to Cosmological Reasoning; Part 2. The De Ente Reasoning and Aquinas's Proofs for God; 6. Aquinas's Metaphysics and Our Knowledge of God's Existence; 7. A More Robust Version of the De Ente Reasoning; 8. Viae for God

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8132-3186-8

OCLC:

1119628364