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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009462512
• ISBN13: 9781009462518
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"