Pseudo-Dionysius And the Metaphysics of Aquinas

Description

"In Aquinas' encounter with Pseudo-Dionysius can be discovered an integral philosophy of reality--a comprehensive vision of existence, depicting the universe in its procession from and return to the Absolute, according to each grade of reality, including man, its place in the hierarchy of being. The point of divergence is the primacy attributed, in turn, by the authors to the Good or to Being as universal principle." "Against this background the present work investigates the influence of Dionysius with respect to the central themes of Aquinas' metaphysics: knowledge of the absolute, and its nature as transcendent; Being as primary and universal perfection; the diffusion of creation; the hierarchy of creatures and return of all to God as final end." "This is one of the few studies to date which considers in a comprehensive way the relation between these remarkable thinkers. By concrete example and continual reference it illustrates both the pervasive influence of Pseudo-Dionysius and the profound originality of Aquinas."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

We begin our enquiry into the metaphysics of the Pseudo-Dionysius and Aquinas with the primary question of metaphysical knowledge, more specifically, knowledge of the metaphysical absolute.

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Other Editions

• Pseudo-Dionysius And the Metaphysics of AquinasPaperbackUniversity of Notre Dame Press2005-12-20
• Pseudo-Dionysius and the metaphysics of AquinasE.J. Brill1992-01-01
• Pseudo-Dionysius and the Metaphysics of AquinasHardcoverUniversity of Notre Dame Press2022-09-30