Creation And Metaphysics
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The Metaphysics Of Creation
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Author : Norman Kretzmann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999
The Metaphysics Of Creation written by Norman Kretzmann and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Medical categories.
Norman Kretzmann expounds and criticizes Aquinas's theology of creation, which is natural' (or philosophical) in that Aquinas developed it without depending on the data of Scripture. Because of the special importance of intellective creatures like us, Aquinas's account of the divine origin and organization of the universe includes essential ingredients of his philosophy of mind. The Metaphysics of Creation is a continuation of the project Kretzmann began inThe Metaphysics of Theism; as before, he not only explains Aquinas's natural theology, but advocates it as the best available to us.
Creation And Metaphysics
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Author : Herve J. Thibault
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-01
Creation And Metaphysics written by Herve J. Thibault and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-01 with categories.
Creation And Metaphysics
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Author : Herve J. Thibault
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-21
Creation And Metaphysics written by Herve J. Thibault and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-21 with Science categories.
During the last twenty-five years or so, studies in Thomistic existentialism have repeatedly indicated that the notion of creation played a decisive role in St. Thomas Aquinas' view of existence as an existential act or actus es sendi. The importance for metaphysics of this view of existence as act war rants an investigation of the relation between creation and actus essendi; for St. Thomas is the only one, in the history of philosophy, to have con sidered existence as an act-of-being. This study will be limited to the early works of St. Thomas. By the time of the Summa Contra Gentiles, he had reached the key positions of his metaphysics. And the first fifty-three chap ters of the Summa Contra Gentiles were written in Paris before June, 1259; 1 the rest was completed in Italy before 1265. The project was therefore con ceived by St. Thomas during the first period of his career. How the notion of creation enabled him to transform the Aristotelian metaphysics of essence into a metaphysics of esse can be seen from three sections of the Summa Contra Gentiles. Although primarily a theological treatise, the Contra Gentiles never theless accomplishes a radical metaphysical transformation of Aristotelian ism by shifting the whole perspective from esse in actu per formam to actus essendi. Seen from the perspective of existential act as the absolute perfec tion, metaphysics is raised to a strictly transcendental plane of consideration.
Metaphysics
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Author : Adrian Pabst
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-04
Metaphysics written by Adrian Pabst and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-04 with Philosophy categories.
"This book does nothing less than to set new standards in combining philosophical with political theology. Pabst s argument about rationality has the potential to change debates in philosophy, politics, and religion." (from the foreword) This comprehensive and detailed study of individuation reveals the theological nature of metaphysics. Adrian Pabst argues that ancient and modern conceptions of "being" or individual substance fail to account for the ontological relations that bind beings to each other and to God, their source. On the basis of a genealogical account of rival theories of creation and individuation from Plato to postmodernism, Pabst proposes that the Christian Neo-Platonic fusion of biblical revelation with Greco-Roman philosophy fulfills and surpasses all other ontologies and conceptions of individuality.
Creation
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Author : Erkan M. Kurt
language : en
Publisher: Tughra Books
Release Date : 2012
Creation written by Erkan M. Kurt and has been published by Tughra Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Religion categories.
This book explores the constant of natural existence, the principle that governs the perennial emergence of the world from the formation of stars to the movement of continents, from the sprout of a seed to the ripening of fruit, from the birth of a person to the death of a culture. As understood in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, this principle is "creation" in the sense that everything in the universe comes into existence through the creative command of God.
Aquinas And The Metaphysics Of Creation
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Author : Gaven Kerr OP
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-01
Aquinas And The Metaphysics Of Creation written by Gaven Kerr OP and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-01 with Religion categories.
In this book, Gaven Kerr expands on the brief treatment of creation offered in his 2015 volume, Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia. Aquinas does not offer one cohesive treatment on the issue of creation; Kerr synthesizes discussions from across his works in order to present a unified Thomistic metaphysics of creation. Kerr argues that Aquinas's metaphysics of creation, wherein God is conceived as the absolute source of all that exists, is the backbone of his philosophical theology. Throughout his writings, the framework of the absolute dependence of creatures on God and of the independence of God as existence itself is ever present. Without understanding this aspect of Aquinas's philosophical thought, Kerr suggests, it is impossible to understand his philosophy of God. When it comes to metaphysics, Thomas is committed to thinking through the issues involved therein on the basis of natural reason. Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation demonstrates Aquinas's belief that we must arrive at an affirmation of the existence of God on the basis of a wider metaphysical view as to the constitution of reality, a view that does not presuppose divine truths but can indeed establish them.
Creator And Creators
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Author : Roza Riaikkenen
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-27
Creator And Creators written by Roza Riaikkenen and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with Philosophy categories.
Creator and Creators starts from the point of Nothing/Everything and the cosmic Rhythm, and gradually includes and explains the esoteric and exoteric mechanisms that lead to manifestation of life as we know it. Through an analysis of personal experience and the synthesis of spiritual philosophy and modern discoveries in cosmology, quantum physics, and the holographic mechanisms of genetics and neurophysiology Creator and Creators develops a new definition of Matter and new explanations of the nature of Time, Gravitational Waves, and Dark Energy. The book also solves the argument between the creationists and evolutionists by providing a cyclic theory of Creation and Evolution.
The Future Of Creation Order
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Author : Gerrit Glas
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-01-12
The Future Of Creation Order written by Gerrit Glas and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-12 with Religion categories.
This work provides an overview of attempts to assess the current condition of the concept of creation order within reformational philosophy compared to other perspectives. Focusing on the natural and life sciences, and theology, this first volume of two examines the arguments for and against the beauty, coherence and order shown in the natural world being related to the will or nature of a Creator. It examines the decay of a Deist universe, and the idea of the pre-givenness of norms, laws and structures as challenged by evolutionary theory and social philosophy. It describes the different responses to the collapse of order: that given by Christian philosophy scholars who still argue for the idea of a pre-given world order, and that of other scholars who see this idea of stable creation order and/or natural law as redundant and in need of a thorough rethinking. It studies the particular role that reformational philosophy has played in the discussion. It shows how, ever since its inception, almost a century ago, the concepts of order and law (principle, structure) have been at the heart of this philosophy, and that one way to characterise this tradition is as a philosophy of creation order. Reformational philosophers have maintained the notion of law as ‘holding’ for reality. This book discusses the questions that have arisen about the nature of such law: is it a religious or philosophical concept; does law just mean ‘orderliness’? How does it relate to laws of nature? Have they always existed or do they ‘emerge’ during the process of evolution?
Talking About God And Talking About Creation
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Author : Rahim Acar
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-08-04
Talking About God And Talking About Creation written by Rahim Acar and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-04 with Philosophy categories.
This study compares Avicenna’s and Thomas Aquinas’ conceptions of God, theological language, the nature of creative action and the beginning of the universe. It emphasizes the connection between their positions regarding theological language and their discussions of creation.
The Two Forces Of Creation
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Author : Christopher Alan Anderson
language : en
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
Release Date : 2012-09-11
The Two Forces Of Creation written by Christopher Alan Anderson and has been published by First Edition Design Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-11 with Family & Relationships categories.
The purpose of The Two Forces of Creation is to define the two forces of creation. I state on the Preface page: "For aeons, mankind has been embedded in a paradigm of creation that suggests there is a one force central to us all. This work looks to the possibility of two forces of creation, what they are, and their implication on our thinking and living." The Two Forces of Creation constitutes a monumental paradigm shift. "In review, let me suggest that 'what is' is relationship-in-process. Relationship-in-process is fundamental or primordial, not a First Cause or One Force. This is to further say that there isn't a supreme being although there may be supreme beings. There isn't a mover of the spheres although there may be movers of the spheres. There isn't a one God who sees all that becomes or forms all immortal beings although there may be gods that do just that. There is not a single fundamental primordial creative force in the universe." The Two Forces of Creation Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 - ) received the basis of his education from the University of Science and Philosophy, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Virginia. He resides in the transcendental/romantic tradition, that vein of spiritual creativity of the philosopher and poet. His quest has been to define and express an eternal romantic reality from which a man and a woman could together stand in their difference and create a living universe of procreative love. Mr. Anderson began these writings in 1971. The first writings were published in 1985. On a personal note, when Mr. Anderson was asked to describe the writings and what he felt their message was he responded, "Spiritual procreation. Mankind has yet to distinguish the two sexes on the spiritual level. In this failure lies the root of our problems and why we cannot yet touch the eternal together. The message of man and woman balance brings each of us together in love with our eternal other half right now." keywords: Two Forces, Creation, Paradigm Shift, Relationship, Metaphysics