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William Ockham on metaphysics : the science of being and God /
In this book, Jenny Pelletier offers an account of Ockham's concept of metaphysics as it emerges throughout his philosophical and theological work. She argues that Ockham (c. 1287-1347) believed metaphysics to be a fruitful branch of philosophy and gives a preliminary description of its distinc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
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| Colección: | Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ;
109. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One Metaphysics as a Science; A. The Ontology of Knowledge; B. Scientific Knowledge; C. Aggregate Sciences; D. Subjects and Objects; E. Real and Rational Sciences; F. The Necessity of Scientific Knowledge; G. Metaphysics as a Science; Chapter Two The Concept of Being; A. Preliminaries: The Origin, Nature, and Function of Concepts; B.A Distinct and Most General Concept; C. Delineating the Signification of the Concept of Being; D. Metaphysics as General Ontology; Chapter Three The Predication of the Term 'Being'
- A. The Semantic BackgroundB. The Case of God and Creatures; C. The Case of Substance and Accident; D. Ontologically Justifying Univocity for God and Creatures; E. The Univocity of 'Being' and Metaphysics; Chapter Four Metaphysics and Theology; A. The Theology of the Viator; B. Philosophy and the Viator's Theology; C. Metaphysics, Physics, and Theology on God; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index