God and being /
This Element examines how the Western philosophical-theological tradition between Plato and Aquinas understands the relation between God and being. It gives a historical survey of the two major positions in the period, that the divine first principle is 'beyond being' (e.g. Plato, Plotinus...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism.
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| Summary: | This Element examines how the Western philosophical-theological tradition between Plato and Aquinas understands the relation between God and being. It gives a historical survey of the two major positions in the period, that the divine first principle is 'beyond being' (e.g. Plato, Plotinus, and Pseudo-Dionysius), and that the first principle is 'being itself' (e.g. Augustine, Avicenna and Aquinas). The Element argues that we can recognize in the two traditions, despite their apparent contradiction, complementary approaches to a shared project of inquiry into transcendence. |
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| Physical Description: | 68 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [51]-68) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1009462512 9781009462518 1009012762 9781009012768 |