Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought

Name: Divine Infinity in Greek and Medieval Thought
Brand: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York
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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 as 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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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 2
Number of Pages:: 576
Release Date:: 1998-04-01
Publication Date:: 1998-04-01
Publisher:: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0820440434
Weight:: 820 g

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