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Author : Anthony T. Flood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813231419
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (314 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysical Foundations of Love written by Anthony T. Flood and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony T. Flood
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
ISBN 13 : 0813231205
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysical Foundations of Love written by Anthony T. Flood and published by Catholic University of America Press. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metaphysical Foundations of Love: Aquinas on Participation, Unity, and Union offers a systematic treatment of St. Thomas Aquinas’s account of the metaphysical relations of unity-to-union and unity-to-participation in God as the key structuring elements to the nature of love and friendship. In general, Aquinas identifies love as the source and summit of the life of each human being. Everything in the created realm issues forth from God’s creative love, and the ultimate end of all human persons is the greatest possible union with God. Aquinas contends that the love of friendship allows for the greatest union between two persons; thus, the greatest union with God takes the form of friendship with him.
Author : Frederick D. Wilhelmsen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781412862585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (625 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysics of Love written by Frederick D. Wilhelmsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metaphysics of Love develops the existential metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas, applying it to explore the ontological structure of the human person. Published first in 1962, this book demonstrates the fertility of Thomistic metaphysics and the enduring influence of Thomism on Western philosophy. It uncovers the ecstatic structure of human existence, in dialogue with philosophers ranging from Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas, to Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Tillich, Zubiri, and Ortega y Gassett, as well as theologians and historians Romano Guardini, Hilaire Belloc, and Eric Voegelin. Philosophical and theological examinations of love have in various ways raised the following question: how can love of self (eros) be harmonized with love of others (agape)? These types of love represent two drives, Wilhelmsen argues, that in the end must be seen as aspects of existence itself. Moral and psychological problems of love turn out to be manifestations of metaphysical issues. While different cultures have emphasized one of these drives or the other, a healthy culture will not completely forget either. Cultures differ in the way they emphasize one or the other, or flee from one or the other. These dimensions of human existence provide the framework for a person's love of self, neighbour, and God. This volume is part of Transaction's Library of Conservative Thought series.
Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
Publisher : FV Éditions
ISBN 13 : 236668665X
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (666 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes written by Arthur Schopenhauer and published by FV Éditions. This book was released on 2013-09-28 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Love an Illusion ? What is the relationship between Love and Sexual Impulse ? Schopenhauer gives us a new way of thinking about relationships between men and women.
Author : Demetrios Harper
Publisher : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
ISBN 13 : 9780881416336
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (163 download)
Download or read book The Analogy of Love written by Demetrios Harper and published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'The Analogy of Love' examines the ethical dimensions of St. Maximus the Confessor's theological synthesis in order to retrieve an authentically Christian sense of virtue. Demetrios Harper considers the legacy of Immanuel Kant for contemporary approaches to morality, which tend to see morals as abstract imperatives divorced from the flow of human existence. Against this background, he argues that Maximus provides us with the alternative of a quintessentially Christian approach to morality: one in which love constitutes the core of both ontology and morals, enabling the gathering of the splintered parts of human nature into a single, consubstantial whole, initiating them into the cosmic Ecclesia of Christ." --From publisher's description.
Author : Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192648454
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation written by Rik Van Nieuwenhove and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemplation, according to Thomas Aquinas, is the central goal of our life. This study considers the epistemological and metaphysical foundations of the contemplative act; the nature of the active and contemplative lives in light of Aquinas's Dominican calling; the role of faith, charity, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit in contemplation; and contemplation and the beatific vision. Rik Van Nieuwenhove argues that Aquinas espouses a profoundly intellective notion of contemplation in the strictly speculative sense, which culminates in a non-discursive moment of insight (intuitus simplex). In marked contrast to his contemporaries Aquinas therefore rejects a sapiential or affective brand of theology. He also employs a broader notion of contemplation, which can be enjoyed by all Christians, in which the gifts of the Holy Spirit are of central importance. Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation will appeal to readers interested in this key aspect of Aquinas's thought. Van Nieuwenhove provides a lucid account of central aspects of Aquinas's metaphysics, epistemology, theology, and spirituality. He also offers new insights into the nature of the theological discipline as Aquinas sees it, and how theology relates to philosophy.
Author : Booker T. Washington
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138536777
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (367 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysics of Love written by Booker T. Washington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Metaphysics of Love develops the existential metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas, applying it to explore the ontological structure of the human person. Published first in 1962, this book demonstrates the fertility of Thomistic metaphysics and the enduring influence of Thomism on Western philosophy. It uncovers the ecstatic structure of human existence, in dialogue with philosophers ranging from Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas, to Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Tillich, Zubiri, and Ortega y Gassett, as well as theologians and historians Romano Guardini, Hilaire Belloc, and Eric Voegelin. Philosophical and theological examinations of love have in various ways raised the following question: how can love of self (eros) be harmonized with love of others (agape)? These types of love represent two drives, Wilhelmsen argues, that in the end must be seen as aspects of existence itself. Moral and psychological problems of love turn out to be manifestations of metaphysical issues. While different cultures have emphasized one of these drives or the other, a healthy culture will not completely forget either. Cultures differ in the way they emphasize one or the other, or flee from one or the other. These dimensions of human existence provide the framework for a person's love of self, neighbour, and God. This volume is part of Transaction's Library of Conservative Thought series.
Author : Matthew Levering
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
ISBN 13 : 081323283X
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Reading Job with St. Thomas Aquinas written by Matthew Levering and published by Catholic University of America Press. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Job with St. Thomas Aquinas is a scholarly contribution to Thomistic studies, specifically to the study of Aquinas’s biblical exegesis in relation to his philosophy and theology. Each of the thirteen chapters has a different focus, within the shared concentration of the book on Aquinas’s Literal Exposition on Job. The essays are arranged in three Parts: “Job and Sacra Doctrina”; “Providence and Suffering”; and “Job and the Moral Life”. Boyle’s opening essay argues that Aquinas’s commentary seeks to show what is required in the “Magister” (namely, Job and God) for the effective communication of wisdom. Mansini’s essay argues that by speaking, God reveals the virtue of Job and its value in God’s providence; without the personal revelation or speech of God, Job could not have known the value of his suffering. Vijgen’s essay explores the commentary’s use of Aristotle for reflecting upon divine providence, sorrow and anger, resurrection, and the new heavens and new earth. Levering’s essay explores the commentary’s citations of the Gospel of John and argues that these pertain especially to divine speech and to light/darkness. Bonino’s essay explains why divine incomprehensibility does not mean that Job is wrong to seek to understand God’s ways. Te Velde’s essay explores how Aquinas’s commentary draws upon the reasoning of his Summa contra gentiles with regard to the good order of the universe. Goris’s essay reflects upon how, according to Aquinas’s commentary, sin is and is not related to suffering. Knasas’s essay argues that Aquinas does not hold that the resurrection of the body is a necessary philosophical corollary of the human desire for happiness. Wawrykow’s essay explores merit, in relation to the connection between sin and punishment/affliction as well as to the connection between good actions and flourishing. Spezzano’s essay shows that Job’s hope and filial fear transform his suffering, making him an exemplar of the consolation they provide to the just. Mullady’s essay reflects upon the moral problems and opportunities posed by the passions, along with the ordering of the virtues to the reward of human happiness. Flood’s essay shows how Aquinas defends Job’s possession of the qualities needed for true friendship (including friendship with God), such as patience, delight in the presence of the friend, and compassion. Lastly, Kromholtz’s essay argues that although Aquinas’s Literal Exposition on Job never extensively engages eschatology, Aquinas depends throughout upon the reasonableness of hoping for the resurrection of the body and the final judgment.
Author : Steve Smith, LMFT
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452517665
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)
Download or read book The Enlightened Relationship written by Steve Smith, LMFT and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As humanity evolves into higher states of consciousness, so must our model of partner relationships. Author Steve Smith, LMFT, explains the benefits of transforming the faulty beliefs and assumptions we currently hold into the emerging paradigm of relationships. This new frontier includes a practical knowledge of metaphysical principles and how they directly impact our experiences. The author recounts his personal realization that at our very core exists the unconditional love of creation, which is the thread that binds us all together. With lighthearted humor, he describes how to cultivate this love and apply it in our lives so that we can experience the beauty and glory of an enlightened relationship.
Author : Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780151329168
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (291 download)
Download or read book The Four Loves written by Clive Staples Lewis and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1991 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the feelings and problems involved in different types of human love, including familial affection, friendship, passion, and charity.
Author : Herman de Dijn
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 905867651X
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (586 download)
Download or read book The Concept of Love in 17th and 18th Century Philosophy written by Herman de Dijn and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love is joy with the accompanying idea of an external cause." Spinoza's definition of love manifests a major paradigm shift achieved by seventeenth-century Europe, in which the emotions, formerly seen as normative "forces of nature," were embraced by the new science of the mind.This shift has often been seen as a transition from a philosophy laden with implicit values and assumptions to a more scientific and value-free way of understanding human action. But is this rational approach really value-free? Today we tend to believe that values are inescapable, and that the descriptive-mechanical method implies its own set of values. Yet the assertion by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz, and Enlightenment thinkers that love guides us to wisdom-and even that the love of a god who creates and maintains order and harmony in the world forms the core of ethical behavior-still resonates powerfully with us. It is, evidently, an idea Western culture is unwilling to relinquish.This collection of insightful essays offers a range of interesting perspectives on how the triumph of "reason" affected not only the scientific-philosophical understanding of the emotions and especially of love, but our everyday understanding as well.
Author : John M Meinert
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813237920
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Peace in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas written by John M Meinert and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2024-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does Aquinas have to teach us on the topic of peace? Looking over the scholarly literature, one would think very little. Most Thomists ignore Aquinas's thought on peace. Most peace researchers summarily dismiss Aquinas. Peace in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas challenges both these trends and offers the first book length study of peace in Aquinas's thought. John Meinert outlines Aquinas's historical predecessors, then provides an exposition and interpretation of the full scope of Aquinas's thought on peace: metaphysics, Trinitarian theology, Christology, Pneumatology, ecclesiology, natural theology, ethics, and sacramental theology. What emerges from this extended study is a new vision of Aquinas's work. Peace in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas establishes Aquinas as an indispensable dialogue partner for anyone thinking rigorously about the theology, philosophy, and ethics of peace. As Aquinas himself says, "observe peace and you will come to salvation."
Author : Thomas D. Williams
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813213916
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Who is My Neighbor? written by Thomas D. Williams and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Is My Neighbor? makes an original, compelling case for human rights as moral entitlements grounded in the dignity of the human person.
Author : Thomas M. Osborne Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009062778
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Thomas Aquinas on Virtue written by Thomas M. Osborne Jr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Aquinas produced a voluminous body of work on moral theory, and much of that work is on virtue, particularly the status and value of the virtues as principles of virtuous acts, and the way in which a moral life can be organized around them schematically. Thomas Osborne presents Aquinas's account of virtue in its historical, philosophical and theological contexts, to show the reader what Aquinas himself wished to teach about virtue. His discussion makes the complexities of Aquinas's moral thought accessible to readers despite the differences between Thomas's texts themselves, and the distance between our background assumptions and his. The book will be valuable for scholars and students in ethics, medieval philosophy, and theology.
Author : Christopher Alan Anderson
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622871383
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (228 download)
Download or read book Our Love Is Eternal Love written by Christopher Alan Anderson and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love bridges the chasm" as it has been said. In this article, the author looks at procreant love (between a man and a woman) as the one and only love that bridges the chasm between temporal and eternal, and, as such, creates an eternal love together in their spirits. Author Bio: Christopher Alan Anderson (1950 - ) received the basis of his education from the University of Science and Philosophy, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Virginia. He resides in the transcendental/romantic tradition, that vein of spiritual creativity of the philosopher and poet. His quest has been to define and express an eternal romantic reality from which a man and a woman could together stand in their difference and create a living universe of procreative love. Mr. Anderson began these writings in 1971. The first writings were published in 1985. On a personal note, when Mr. Anderson was asked to describe the writings and what he felt their message was he responded, "Spiritual procreation. Mankind has yet to distinguish the two sexes on the spiritual level. In this failure lies the root of our problems and why we cannot yet touch the eternal together. The message of man and woman balance brings each of us together in love with our eternal other half right now." Keywords: Man and Woman Balance, Relationships, Procreation, Spirituality, Love, Metaphysics, Eternal, Creation, Sexuality, & Soul.
Author : Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532658915
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Friendship Across Religions written by Alon Goshen-Gottstein and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friendship is an outcome of, as well as a condition for, advancing interfaith relations. However, for friendship to advance, there must be legitimation from within and a theory of how interreligious relations can be justified from the resources of different faith traditions. Friendship Across Religions explores these very issues, seeking to develop a robust theory of interreligious friendship from the resources of each of the participating traditions. It also features individual cases as models and precedents for such relations—in particular, the friendship of Gandhi and Charlie Andrews, his closest personal friend. Contributors: Balwant Singh Dhillon, Timothy J. Gianotti, Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Maria Reis Habito, Ruben L. F. Habito, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Stephen Butler Murray, Eleanor Nesbitt, Anantanand Rambachan, Meir Sendor, Johann M. Vento, and Miroslav Volf
Author : Michael Joseph Faraon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258151584
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (515 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysical and Psychological Principles of Love written by Michael Joseph Faraon and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
