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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461552903321

Autore

Hall Alexander W.

Titolo

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus : natural theology in the high Middle Ages / / Alexander W. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

1-283-20707-9

9786613207074

1-4411-7332-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in philosophy

Disciplina

189.4

210.9

210.9/02

Soggetti

Natural theology

Philosophy, Medieval

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Natural theology in the high Middle Ages -- Aquinas and Scientia -- Scientia, Analogia and the five ways -- Scotus and Scientia -- Scotus on naming and understanding -- Scotus on the signification of theological discourse -- Infinitude, transcendental signification and analogy.

Sommario/riassunto

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus are arguably the most celebrated representatives of the 'Golden Age' of scholasticism. Primarily, they are known for their work in natural theology, which seeks to demonstrate tenets of faith without recourse to premises rooted in dogma or revelation. Scholars of this Golden Age drew on a wealth of tradition, dating back to Plato and Aristotle, and taking in the Arabic and Jewish interpretations of these thinkers, to produce a wide variety of answers to the question 'How much can we learn of God?' Some responded by denying us any positive knowledge of God. O