A contemporary introduction to Thomistic metaphysics / Michael Gorman.

"A Contemporary Introduction to Metaphysics provides the reader with an introductory presentation of key themes in Thomistic metaphysics. There are many such books, but this one is, to use a phrase Michael Gorman has adopted, "analytic-facing," i.e., it presents things in dialogue wit...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Gorman, Michael, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Prefatory Remarks for Readers of Various Kinds
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Basic Beings and Their Features
  • 2. Change
  • 3. Parts
  • 4. Causes
  • 5. Universals and Particulars
  • 6. The Way Things Might Have Been
  • 7. Thoughts about Everything
  • 8. To the Edge of Metaphysics... and Beyond!
  • 9. Metaphysics outside Normal Operating Conditions
  • 10. Not the Conclusion
  • Recommended Readings
  • Bibliography
  • Index