Aquinas's Way To God: The Proof In De Ente Et Essentia
by Gaven Kerr /
2015 / English / PDF
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Gaven Kerr provides the first book-length study of St. Thomas
Aquinas's much neglected proof for the existence of
Gaven Kerr provides the first book-length study of St. Thomas
Aquinas's much neglected proof for the existence ofGod in De
Ente et Essentia
God in De
Ente et Essentia Chapter 4. He offers a contemporary
presentation, interpretation, and defense of this proof, beginning
with an account of the metaphysical principles used by Aquinas and
then describing how they are employed within the proof to establish
the existence of God. Along the way, Kerr engages contemporary
authors who have addressed Aquinas's or similar reasoning.
Chapter 4. He offers a contemporary
presentation, interpretation, and defense of this proof, beginning
with an account of the metaphysical principles used by Aquinas and
then describing how they are employed within the proof to establish
the existence of God. Along the way, Kerr engages contemporary
authors who have addressed Aquinas's or similar reasoning.
The proof developed in the
The proof developed in theDe Ente
De Ente is, on Kerr's reading,
independent of many of the other proofs in Aquinas's corpus and
resistant to the traditional classificatory schemes of proofs of
God. By applying a historical and hermeneutical awareness of the
philosophical issues presented by Aquinas's thought and evaluating
such philosophical issues with analytical precision, Kerr is able
to move through the proof and evaluate what Aquinas is saying, and
whether what he is saying is true.
is, on Kerr's reading,
independent of many of the other proofs in Aquinas's corpus and
resistant to the traditional classificatory schemes of proofs of
God. By applying a historical and hermeneutical awareness of the
philosophical issues presented by Aquinas's thought and evaluating
such philosophical issues with analytical precision, Kerr is able
to move through the proof and evaluate what Aquinas is saying, and
whether what he is saying is true.
By means of an analysis of one of Aquinas's earliest proofs, Kerr
highlights a foundational argument that is present throughout the
much more commonly studied Thomistic writings, and brings it to
bear within the context of analytical philosophy, showing its
relevance to the contemporary reader.
By means of an analysis of one of Aquinas's earliest proofs, Kerr
highlights a foundational argument that is present throughout the
much more commonly studied Thomistic writings, and brings it to
bear within the context of analytical philosophy, showing its
relevance to the contemporary reader.
