Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought

Name: Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought
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This volume was inspired by Etienne Gilson's query, made in the early 1950s, as to why medieval authors spoke of God's being as infinite, a statement found neither in Judaeo-Christian scriptures nor in Greek philosophy. Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought deals with Hellenic and Hellenistic philosophers such at the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Proclus, as well as with Eastern Church fathers such as Gregory of Nyssa and John Damascene. The book also draws on the works of Augustine and such medieval authors as Peter Lombard, Richard Fishacre, Bonaventure, and Aquinas. It concludes that infinity is predicated of God not only extrinsically, but also intrinsically: His very being is infinite - a predication resting on an Aristotelian theory of act/potency or on a Platonic version of participation.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 600
Release Date:: 1992-09-01
Publication Date:: 1992-09-01
Publisher:: Peter Lang
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0820411787
ISBN13:: 9780820411781
Weight:: 1063 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 241 cm
Thickness:: 36 cm

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