Brings together a lifetime of work on the problems presented by the notion of a Christian philosophy, debates whether a Christian philosophy is possible, and outlines the steps for its development.
Towards a Christian Philosophy
β Scribed by Joseph Owens
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 345
- Series
- Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy 21
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Brings together a lifetime of work on the problems presented by the notion of a Christian philosophy, debates whether a Christian philosophy is possible, and outlines the steps for its development.
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β¦ Table of Contents
Cover......Page 1
Towards a Christian Philosophy......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
PART ONE: The Nature of Christian Philosophy......Page 74
1. The Christian Philosophy of Aeterni Partris......Page 76
2. Is Nature Something Complete?......Page 89
3. The Notion of Catholic Philosophy......Page 110
4. The Distinguishing Feature in Catholic Philosophy......Page 132
5. The Objectives of the American Catholic Philosophical Association......Page 150
6. Christian Conscience vs. Aristotelian Right Reason......Page 163
PART TWO: Some Themes in Christian Philosophy......Page 188
7. God in Philosophy Today......Page 190
8. This Truth Sublime......Page 202
9. "Darkness of Ignorance" in the Most Refined Notion of God......Page 220
10. "Cause of Necessity" in Aquinas's Tertia Via......Page 238
11. The Special Characteristic of the Scotistic Proof that God Exists......Page 263
12. Soul as Agent in Aquinas......Page 279
13. Aquinas on the Inseparability of Soul
from Existence......Page 304
Epilogue......Page 320
Index......Page 340
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