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Kerr examines St Thomas Aquinas's much-neglected proof for the existence of God in 'De Ente et Essentia', Chapter 4. He offers a contemporary presentation and interpretation of this proof as well as a defence. Beginning with the distinction between the key concepts of 'essence�...

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Main Author: Kerr, Gaven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Ontology.
Substance (Philosophy)
God > Proof.
Ontologie.
Substance (Philosophie)
Dieu > Existence.
ontology (metaphysics)
Religious.
PHILOSOPHY.
Philosophy.
RELIGION.
Theology.
God > Proof
Ontology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Kerr examines St Thomas Aquinas's much-neglected proof for the existence of God in 'De Ente et Essentia', Chapter 4. He offers a contemporary presentation and interpretation of this proof as well as a defence. Beginning with the distinction between the key concepts of 'essence' and 'esse' in Aquinas's thought, the book moves from an account of these metaphysical principles to their use by Aquinas in establishing that there is a single unique primary cause from which all that is comes to be. Along the way, important themes in metaphysics are examined from a Thomistic perspective.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190224820
0190224827
9780190224806
0190224800
9781322570525
1322570523