God and Being by Nathan Lyons

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This Element examines how the Western philosophical-theological tradition between Plato and Aquinas understands the relation between God and being. It argues that we can recognize in the two traditions, despite their apparent contradiction, complementary approaches to a shared project of inquiry into transcendence.

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God and Being by Nathan Lyons

This Element examines how the Western philosophical-theological tradition between Plato and Aquinas understands the relation between God and being. It gives a historical survey of the two major positions in the period: (a) that the divine first principle is 'beyond being' (e.g. Plato, Plotinus, and Pseudo-Dionysius), and (b) that the first principle is 'being itself' (e.g. Augustine, Avicenna, and Aquinas). The Element argues that we can recognise in the two traditions, despite their apparent contradiction, complementary approaches to a shared project of inquiry into transcendence.
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ISBN 13 9781009462518
ISBN 10 1009462512
Title God and Being
Author Nathan Lyons
Series Elements In Religion And Monotheism
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2023-12-21
Number of pages 78
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