The logic of the Trinity [[electronic resource] ] : Augustine to Ockham / / Paul Thom

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779256503321
• Autore: Thom Paul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Fordham University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8232-5362-7; 0-8232-4074-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Collana: Medieval philosophy
• Disciplina: 231/.0440902
• Soggetti: Philosophy, Medieval; Trinity - History of doctrines
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Background -- Augustine -- Boethius -- Abelard -- Gilbert of Poitiers -- Peter Lombard -- Bonaventure -- Albert -- Aquinas -- Scotus -- Ockham.
• Sommario/riassunto: The doctrine of the Holy Trinity requires the joint truth of the statements that there is a unique and simple God, and that there are three distinct Persons each of which is God. Saint Augustine posed the question what entities would have to exist, and how would they have to be related, in order for this doctrine to be internally consistent. The present book examines the attempts by ten leading philosophers (Augustine himself, Boethius, Abelard, Gilbert, Lombard, Bonaventure, Albert, Aquinas, Scotus and Ockham) to answer Augustine's question.