In this final edition of his classic study of St. Thomas Aquinas, Etienne Gilson presents the sweeping range and organic unity of Thomistic philosophical thought. The philosophical thinking of Aquinas is the result of reason being challenged to relate to many theological conceptions of the Christian tradition. Gilson carefully reviews how Aquinas grapples with the relation itself of faith and reason and continuing through the existence and nature of God and His creation, the world and its creatures, especially human beings with their power of intellect, will, and moral life. He concludes this study by discussing the life of people in society, along with their purpose and final destiny. Gilson demonstrates that Aquinas drew from a wide spectrum of sources in the development of his thought-from the speculations of the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle, to the Arabic and Jewish philosophers of his time, as well as from Christian writers and scripture. The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas offers students of philosophy and medieval studies an insightful introduction to the thought of Aquinas and the Scholastic philosophy of the Middles Ages, insights that are still revelant for today.

The Christian Philosophy Of St Thomas Aquinas

Politics & Social Sciences

Étienne Gilson

Philosophy

University of Notre Dame Press

The great philosopher and historian of philosophy, Etienne Gilson, sets out to show that final causality or purposiveness and formal causality are principles for those who think hard and carefully about the world, including the world of biology. Gilson insists that a completely rational understanding of organisms and biological systems requires the philosophical notion of teleology, the idea that certain kinds of things exist and have ends or purposes the fulfillment of which are linked to their natures―in other words, formal and final causes. His approach relies on philosophical reflection on the facts of science, not upon theology or an appeal to religious authorities such as the Church or the Bible.

From Aristotle to Darwin and Back Again: A Journey in Final Causality, Species, and Evolution

"The aim and scope of this book is to provide general reders and students with an introduction to the history of Christian philosophy from Justin Martyr in the second century after Christ up to Nicholas of Cues whose work stands on the border line of a new historical period"--Foreword.

History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Random House]

In this translation of Etienne Gilson's well known work L'esprit de la philosophie medievale, he undertakes the task of defining the spirit of mediaeval philosophy. Gilson asks whether we can form the concept of a Christian philosophy and, second, whether mediaeval philosophy is not precisely its most adequate historical expression. He maintains that the spirit of mediaeval philosophy is the spirit of Christianity penetrating the Greek tradition, working within it, and drawing out of it a certain view of the world that is specifically Christian. To support his hypothesis, Gilson examines mediaeval thought in its nascent state, at that precise point where the Judeo-Christian graft was inserted into the Hellenic tradition. Gilson's demonstration is purely historical and occasionally theoretical in suggesting how doctrines that satisfied our predecessors for so many centuries may still be found conceivable today.

Spirit of Medieval Philosophy

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Charles Scribner`s Sons

Sheed Ward

Unity of Philosophical Experience

Four Courts Press Ltd

Methodical Realism

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Christendom Pr

Autour de saint Thomas (Vrin-reprise) (French Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

J. Vrin

Ortacagda Felsefe

Kabalci Yayinevi

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