Author : Stephen A. Hipp
Publisher : Aschendorff Verlag
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis "Person" in Christian Tradition and in the Conception of Saint Albert the Great by : Stephen A. Hipp
Download or read book "Person" in Christian Tradition and in the Conception of Saint Albert the Great written by Stephen A. Hipp and published by Aschendorff Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume surveys the historical development of the notion of personality as brought into relief by salient patristic and medieval theologians, culminating with the thought of St. Albert the Great. The philosophical problems of "subsistence", "individuation", "relative distinction" and "signification", amongst others, are ciritically analyzed in an effort to identify the formal constituent of personality (and to resolve the equivocal distinction between "person" and "nature"). Following a detailed exposition of the Albertinian corpus, a final synthesis also examines the personality theories of the Thomistic commentators as well as certain popular modern perspectives, evaluating them in light of the established metaphysical criteria.