Finally I will appropriate Thomas’s understanding of God in what may be an unorthodox Whiteheadian manner, attempting thereby to outline a consistent theory of God’s being, knowledge, will, and feelings. I will argue that the doctrine of the Trinity is a necessary part of the philosophical ...
It can be seen that Aquinas actually provides a metaphysical analogy for contemplating generation that avoids heresy and that absolutely integrates the economic and immanent lives of the Trinity.Josh Waltman
It can be seen that Aquinas actually provides a metaphysical analogy for contemplating generation that avoids heresy and that absolutely integrates the economic and immanent lives of the Trinity. 展开 年份: 2013 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享
x and y have the same essence according to its concept, yet not according to its existence. We can make use of the following analogy: We can say that both circles have “the same color according to the uncov-ered color”. Assume that, in addition to that, we know that they have “...
Like Aquinas, Jīva relies on analogies to describe the relations between God and his aspects, and they too are meant to express the underlying notion of oneness and difference. Speaking to an ontological (and not epistemological) sense of acintya or mystery, Jīva uses the analogy of sun to...
The article presents the author's insight on Bernard Lonergan's understanding of Thomas Aquinas' use of "intelligible emanations" as an analogy of God's Trinity. The author argues that some of the views of Lonergan regarding consciousness, phronesis, and judgment are similar to views expressed ...
talk that which humans talk about is always beyond language, beyond concepts, beyond all human formulation.Keywords: God,Thomas Aquinas,prayer,theology,the 'Our Father',analogyAdditional informationAuthor informationF谩inche RyanF谩inche Ryan is a Director of the Loyola Institute, Trinity College ...
For Aquinas, sin is the worst kind of evil that a human person can suffer. If by not giving further gifts God can prevent someone from falling into further alienation from God, it is a mercy, a severe mercy, for God not to give that person gifts. By analogy, imagine good parents with...