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1 online resource |
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Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Life and works; 2 Being; The taxonomy of being; The non-identity of material substances with their matter; Substances and their (received) forms; One substance, one substantial form; The identity (or otherwise) of immaterial substances with their substantial forms and essences; The essence and individuation of material substances; Essence and existence; 3 Human beings; Materialism and dualism; Aquinas' critique of "Platonic" dualism; Intellective souls and substantial forms; Animalism and personalism |
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4 GodNatural theology: the existence of God; Natural theology: the nature of God; Evil, sin, and hell; 5 Goodness; Goodness and being; Goodness, will, and choice; Goodness and happiness; Bibliography; Index |
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Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology. Relying on a deep understanding of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a metaphysical framework that is comprehensive, detailed, and flexible. Within that framework, he formulated a range of strikingly original and carefully explicated views in areas including natural theology, philosophy of mind, philosophical psychology, and ethics. In this book, Christopher Hughes focuses on Aquinas's thought from an analytic philosophical perspective. After an overview of Aquinas's life and works, Hughes di |
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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 fast |
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Metaphysics.
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Metaphysics
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metaphysics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Medieval.
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Metaphysics
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134279906 |
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1134279906 |
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