Analogia Entis

Long Steven

Description

Analogia Entis: On the Analogy of Being, Metaphysics, and the Act of Faith is an intellectually rigorous and systematic account of Thomas's teaching regarding the analogy of being. Steven A. Long's work stands in contradistinction to historical-doctrinal surveys and general introductions, retrieving by way of an interpretation of Aristotle and Aquinas the indispensable role that analogy of being plays for metaphysics and, consequently, for theology.

In his later writings St. Thomas did not return to questions about the analogy of being that he had answered earlier in his career. This has led most historical-textual treatments of analogy in current scholarship to the mistaken conclusion that Thomas actually changed his answers to these questions. Scholars fail to see the continuity between his treatment in the Summa theologiae and his earlier De veritate. Long's study demonstrates the coherence of St. Thomas's earlier and later analyses. It shows how Thomas's later account in the Summa theologiae necessarily presupposes his earlier teaching.

This is a book that invites the reader to a demanding and speculatively intense appreciation of the metaphysics of analogy. It will contribute significantly to the growing debate on the analogy of being.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Métaphysique
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophie et théologie
• Religión
• Colegio Mayor Universitario Santo Tomás de Aquino
• Thomas Aquinas
• Peace
• Metaphysics
• Aristotle
• Religion
• Somme théologique
• Saint-Thomas
• Paix

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 30 novembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9780268085803
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Anaogîa Entîs

Anaogîa Entîs

On te Anaogy o Beîng, Metapysîcs, and te Act o Faît

s t e v e n a . l o n g

Unîversîty o Notre Dame Press

Notre Dame, ïndîana

Copyrîgt © 2011 by Unîversîty o Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, ïndîana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu A Rîgts Reserved

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ong, Steven A.  Anaogîa entîs : on te anaogy o beîng, metapysîcs, and te act o aît / by Steven A. ong.  p. cm.  ïncudes bîbîograpîca reerences (p. ) and îndex.  ïSBN-13: 978-0-268-03412-2 (pbk. : ak. paper)  ïSBN-10: 0-268-03412-5 (pbk. : ak. paper)  1. homas, Aquînas, Saînt, 1225?–1274. 2. Anaogy. 3. Metapysîcs. 4. Anaogy (Reîgîon) ï. Tîte.  B765.T5463 2011  111—dc23 2011025680

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Capter One

Capter Two

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Capter Four

Appendîx

Acknowedgments

ïntroductîon

Contents

Fîrst Prîncîpes and te Caenge o Parmenîdean Monîsm

St. homas onAnaogîa Entîsîn te Scrîptum super Sententîîsand în De Verîtate

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Consîderatîon o Objectîons to te Vîew hat teAnaogîa Entîsïs te Anaogy o Proper Proportîonaîty 53

he Anaogy o Beîng and te Transcendence and Anaogîca ïnteîgîbîîty o te Act o Faît

A (Very) Few Words Regardîng Metapysîcs,Separatîo, andAbstractîo

Notes

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Acknowedgments

ï s  o u  d p a r t î c u  a r  y  î k e t o t  a n k J o  n F . B o y  e  r o m t  e Unîversîty o St. homas or te beneIt o îs comments and crîtî- cîsms, or îs unaîîng jeweer’s eye wît respect to specuatîve în- quîry, and most o a or îs rîendsîp: wo coud ask or a more condîgny homîstîc înspîratîon tan tîs? he present work aso îs îndebted to Reînard Huetter o Duke Unîversîty, or wose

judîcîous encouragement and însîgt ï am grateu. îkewîse, am

ï îndebted to a man wît wom ï dîsagree, în te course o te very manuscrîpt beow, regardîng te nature o anaogy: our ate and beoved Rap Mcïnerny. He encouraged me to pursue tîs

manuscrîpt and îts pubîcatîon, avîng seen an eary versîon, and

wîe ceary dîferîng wît me regardîng te questîon, strongy

sympatîzed wît my crîtîcîsms o te overempasîs on causa rea-

tîon and partîcîpatîonas tantamount to te anaogy o beîng. Hîs extraordînary gît or encouragîng serîous engagement, and îs ex- empary joy and wîsdom, wî be mîssed werever mînds gater to

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pursue tescîentîasougt and deveoped by Aquînas (no one was ever ess snookered by te attempted reductîon o specuatîve îe to îstorîcîst text-juggîng and word searces tan e). O course, ï woud be ackîng were ï not aso to mentîon ere te rîendsîp and counse o Fr. Romanus Cessarîo, OP, wose apprecîatîon o tîs work as been te strongest o encouragements; as îkewîse, Rus- se Hîttînger, wo—atoug remote by dînt o sîmpe necessîty rom te composîtîon o tîs work—as teacer and rîend înspîres my eforts. Here ï woud aso îke to tank te ate Fr. Jan Wa- grave, OP, my od mentor rom ouvaîn, wît wom durîng my stay în Begîum ï ad te grace o weeky conversatîons o a strîcty specuatîve nature. ï soud very muc îke to know wat e woud make o te ensuîng anaysîs, wîc our conversatîons about ana- ogy ave în part engendered. But ar beyond tîs, ï mentîon îm ere because ï am grateu or îs pronounced encouragement to engage not în secondand pîosopy and teoogy, but în teoogy and pîosopy proper; and because o te umînosîty o îs person and îs wîtness as a proound and contempatîve Domînîcan teo- ogîan and pîosoper.  ï owe eartet tanks to my generous coeagues rom Ave Marîa Unîversîty, wose înteectua and spîrîtua engagement and exampe are a constant învîtatîon and stîmuus to reLectîon, re- searc, and rîcer converse wît te Catoîc înteectua tradîtîon. ï am grateu în partîcuar to Mîcae Wadsteîn, Gregory Va, and Josep Trabbîc or teîr înteîgent apprecîatîon and encour- agement o my work.  ast, ï mentîon wat îs aso în prîncîpe Irst: te understand- îng o my amîy, wîc at tîmes îs o course or tem more îke te coud o unknowîng (wat Dad îs doîng în te study îs împortant: butwatîs e doîng în tere andow muc ongerwî ît take?). Wrîtîng împoses sacrîIces on bot autors and teîr amîîes. Be- cause tîs work seeks to contrîbute to te absoutey necessary re- crudesence o metapysîcs wîtîn teoogîca contempatîon, and so to serve te wîder needs o te Curc, one opes tat ît—at east în întentîon, î not în executîon—îs worty o te sacrîIces tat enabed ît to be composed. ï am grateu to my wîe, Anna

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Marîa ong, and to our seven cîdren, wo not ony enabed tîs to be wrîtten troug teîr sacrîIces, but wo manîest or me anew, eac day, te înscape o teanaogîa entîs, te îkeness o dî- verseratîoneso act, as manîest în teîr dîverse caracters, gîts, în- dîvîdua predîectîons, strengts, and weaknesses—or beîng îs not ony generîcay and specîIcay, but aso îndîvîduay, dîversîIed and anaogous. Peraps a Catoîc usband and ater îs optîmay sîtuated to see tat te actua beîng o creatures îs prîor to teîr necessary reatedness to God and oters, even toug te atter îsparî passuwît te ormer. Famîy îe teaces te umîîty, te joy, te suferîng, and te ecstasîs o beîng în a unîque manner. We do not pus tîs adder asîde ater cîmbîng ît, as our îndîvîduay dîverse beîng endures even în beatîIc vîsîon; and as St. Teresa o Avîa remînds us, no matter ow subîmey our contempatîon may rîse, ît never transcends te umanîty o Crîst.