Metaphysics of Aquinas - by Pierre Conway & Mary Michael Spangler (Paperback)

About the Book

This book will remain timeless in its study of Aristotle's objective grasp of reality. The book's uniqueness lies in its aim of letting Aquinas himself speak on the subject of metaphysics. The work embraces both a history of philosophy and Aristotle's subsequent reasoning toward God as pure act.

Book Synopsis

This book will remain timeless in its study of Aristotle's objective grasp of reality. The book's uniqueness lies in its aim of letting Aquinas himself speak on the subject of metaphysics. The work embraces both a history of philosophy and Aristotle's subsequent reasoning toward God as pure act.

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...an intelligent reconsideration of classical resources that is good to go through, no matter how familiar one thinks he is with the matter they contain.

...those who come across it and embrace it will...be better off for reading it.

...an intelligent reconsideration of classical resources that is good to go through, no matter how familiar one thinks he is with the matter they contain.

...those who come across it and embrace it will...be better off for reading it.

Aristotle's Metaphysics is one of the most influential books in history, yet due to the vicissitudes of its writing, editing, and transmission it is notoriously difficult. No one has made more consistent sense out of it, nor contributed to the further development of its thought than St. Thomas Aquinas, but for today's students his commentary too requires a good guide. Fr. Pierre Conway in collaboration with Mary Michael Spangler, O.P., both skilled teachers, have provided us with this penetrating analysis and guide. It will enable the modern student of philosophy to see that metaphysics is not apriori theorizing but the critical rooting of every field of human art and science in the hard facts of human experience.

This is a very valuable instrument for the initiation of students into metaphysics.

Aristotle's Metaphysics is one of the most influential books in history, yet due to the vicissitudes of its writing, editing, and transmission it is notoriously difficult. No one has made more consistent sense out of it, nor contributed to the further development of its thought than St. Thomas Aquinas, but for today's students his commentary too requires a good guide. Fr. Pierre Conway in collaboration with Mary Michael Spangler, O.P., both skilled teachers, have provided us with this penetratinganalysis and guide. It will enable the modern student of philosophy to see that metaphysics is not apriori theorizing but the critical rooting of every field of human art and science in the hard facts of human experience.

This is a very valuable instrument for the initiation of students into metaphysics.

About the Author

Pierre Conway, O.P. is a researcher and writer. Mary Michael Spangler, O.P. is a Professor at Ohio Dominican College.