The Semantic Principles Underlying St. Thomas Aquinas’s Metaphysics of Being

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The Semantic Principles Underlying St. Thomas Aquinas’s Metaphysics of Being Klima, Gyula Medieval Philosophy and Theology, vol. 5, no. 1 (1996) Abstract As I hope the title clearly indicates, this article is not intended to contribute its ounces to the tons of literature on Aquinas’s metaphysics of being. On the contrary, its primary motivation is […]

Expositions of the Text: Aquinas’s Aristotelian Commentaries

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Expositions of the Text: Aquinas’s Aristotelian Commentaries Jenkins, John Medieval Philosophy and Theology, vol. 5, no. 1 (1996) Abstract A slow but steady swing of a pendulum has been discernible during the second half of the twentieth century in an old debate on the nature of the Aristotelian commentaries of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 1950, […]

Robert Holcot, O.P., on Prophecy, the Contingency of Revelation, and the Freedom of God

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Robert Holcot, O.P., on Prophecy, the Contingency of Revelation, and the Freedom of God Incandela, Joseph M. Medieval Philosophy and Theology, vol. 4 (1994) Abstract In a recent work, William Courtenay refers to the issues in Holcot’s writings under discussion in this essay as “theological sophismata.” That they are. But it is the burden of […]

The Role of the Mendicant Orders on Political Life of Castile and León in the Later 13th Century

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The Role of the Mendicant Orders on Political Life of Castile and León in the Later 13th Century By Rita Ríos Religion and Political Change in Europe: Past and Present, edited by Ausma Cimdina (University of Pisa, 2003) Introduction: The presence of Mendicant Orders in Castile and León, particularly Franciscans and Dominicans, dates back to the unification of the two […]

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