| Description |
xxiii, 563 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Question of Being -- Introduction: Raising the Question. 1. The Subject of Metaphysics. 2. The Method of Metaphysics -- Pt. 2. The Meaning of Being -- Introduction: Our Initial Concept of Being. 3. The Logic of Being. 4. The Analogy of Being -- Pt. 3. The Properties of Being -- Introduction: Transcendental Modes of Being. 5. Being as One. 6. Being as Active. 7. Being as True. 8. Being as Good. 9. Being as Universe -- Pt. 4. The Structure of Being -- Introduction: Facing the Differences of Being. 10. The Principles of Becoming in Being. 11. Substance as Being-in-Itself in Becoming. 12. Matter as Indeterminate Being in Potency. 13. Substantial Form as Principle of Determination of Being in Potency. 14. Be as the Act of Determinate Being -- Pt. 5. The Communication of Being -- Introduction: Intercommunication among Beings. 15. From the Formal to the Final Cause. 16. From the Material to the Efficient Cause. 17. The Universe as Order of Nature and History |
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Pt. 6. The Summit of Being -- Introduction: Raising the Ultimate Question. 18. The Necessity of Total Transcendence. 19. Transcendence and Immanence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-558) and index |
| Subject |
Ontology.
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| LC no. |
2001042083 |
| ISBN |
081321095X cloth alkaline paper |
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0813210968 paperback alkaline paper |
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