Existence and Wisdom
Existence and Wisdom
Author(s): Paul O’GradySubject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Middle Ages
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: existence; philosophical diversity; method; wisdom
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I examine the debate about existence between deflationist analytic accounts and the ‘thicker’ conception used by Aquinas when speaking of esse. I argue that the way one evaluates the debate will depend on background philosophical assumptions and that reflection on those assumptions could constitute an account of theoretical wisdom
Journal: Roczniki Filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 67/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 105-116
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English