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

• Autore: Hall Alexander W.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 189.4; 210.9; 210.9/02
• Soggetto topico: Natural theology; Philosophy, Medieval
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus
• ISBN: 1-283-20707-9; 9786613207074; 1-4411-7332-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828677603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in philosophy.