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The Rise of the Pseudo-Aristotelian Theory of Analogy of Being

Author(s): Pierre Aubenque
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Ontology
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Aristotle; metaphysics; analogy of being; types of analogy; Simplicius;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an instructive exposition of the central problem of scholastic metaphysics, namely: the problem of analogia entis. The author sees the origin of this idea in a historical development, which began with late neoplatonism, continued with Arabic philosophy and ended with medieval authors, especially S. h omas Aquinas.

  • Issue Year: 55/2010
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 293-306
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish