The texture of being : essays in first philosophy / / Kenneth L. Schmitz ; edited by Paul O'Herron

• Autore: Schmitz Kenneth L
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Disciplina: 100 s; 110
• Soggetto topico: Metaphysics; Philosophical theology
• Altri autori: O'HerronPaul
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-323) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: PART I. BEING. -- Metaphysics: radical, comprehensive, determinate discourse -- Analysis by principles and analysis by elements -- From anarchy to principles: deconstruction and the resources of Christian philosophy -- Neither with nor without foundations -- Another look at objectivity -- Enriching the copula -- Created receptivity and the philosophy of the concrete -- The solidarity of personalism and the metaphysics of existential act -- PART II. MAN. -- The geography of the human person -- Immateriality past and present -- The first principle of personal becoming -- Purity of soul and immortality -- Is liberalism good enough? -- PART III. GOD. -- Theological clearances: foreground to a rational recovery of God -- God, being and love: new ontological perspectives coming from philosophy -- The death of good and the rebirth of man -- The witness of beauty: the profile of God.
• Sommario/riassunto: Diverse in topics yet unified in purpose, this volume brings together Schmitz's penetrating and rich insight into being, produced over many years, to offer readers a magisterial study from one of the great Christian philosophers of our time.
• Titolo autorizzato: The texture of being
• ISBN: 0-8132-1653-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910953326703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; ; v. 46.