| 'person' in Christian Tradition and the Conception of Saint Albert the Great: A Systematic Study of Ist Concept as Illuminated by the Mysteries of the Contributor(s): Hipp, Stephen A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3402040085 ISBN-13: 9783402040089 Publisher: Aschendorff Verlag OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Religion | Christian Theology - History |
| LCCN: 2001422285 |
| Series: Beitrage Zur Geschichte der Philosophie Und Theologie Des Mi |
| Physical Information: 528 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume surveys the historical development of the notion of personality as brought into relief by salient patristic and medieval theologians, culminating with the thought of St. Albert the Great. The philosophical problems of "subsistence", "individuation", "relative distinction" and "signification", amongst others, are ciritically analyzed in an effort to identify the formal constituent of personality (and to resolve the equivocal distinction between "person" and "nature"). Following a detailed exposition of the Albertinian corpus, a final synthesis also examines the personality theories of the Thomistic commentators as well as certain popular modern perspectives, evaluating them in light of the established metaphysical criteria. |