Is the Thomistic Doctrine of God as "Ipsum Esse Subsistens" Consistent?
The aims of my paper are (i) to set out Aquinas's arguments in favour of the thesis of God as Subsistent Being itself; (ii) set out the arguments against; and (iii) propose a fresh reading of that thesis that takes into account both Thomistic doctrine and the criticisms of it. In this way, I sh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2018]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 161-191 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Existence of God
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Ontology
B Aquinas B Event B Metaphysics B God B Being B Existence |
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| Summary: | The aims of my paper are (i) to set out Aquinas's arguments in favour of the thesis of God as Subsistent Being itself; (ii) set out the arguments against; and (iii) propose a fresh reading of that thesis that takes into account both Thomistic doctrine and the criticisms of it. In this way, I shall proceed as in a medieval quaestio, with arguments in favour, sed contra and respondeo. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v10i4.2600 |