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Gaven Kerr, O.P., On Creation with Its Philosophical Corollaries
Gaven Kerr, O.P., On Creation with Its Philosophical Corollaries

Author(s): David B. Burrell
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Middle Ages
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Aquinas’ metaphysics of creation; esse; essentia; esse tantum

Summary/Abstract: Author endorses the study by Gaven Kerr, O.P., for the way it shows the centrality of Aquinas’ metaphysics of creation: showcasing the ‘real distinction’ between esse and essentia, followed by Aquinas’ unique treatment of each, as well as a deep consideration of esse tantum. At the end he states the ‘proof’ which Gaven Kerr has articulated so deftly reflects the manner in which the Creator ‘appears’ in creation, thereby ‘showing’ what cannot be ‘said’ (Wittgenstein).

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 145-146
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: English