| Time and Eternity in Mid-Thirteenth-Century Thought Contributor(s): Fox, Rory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199285756 ISBN-13: 9780199285754 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Rory Fox challenges the traditional understanding that Thomas Aquinas believed that God exists totally outside of time. His study investigates the work of several mid-thirteenth-century writers, including Albert the Great and Bonaventure as well as Aquinas, examining their understanding of the topological and metrical properties of time. Fox thus provides access to a wealth of material on medieval concepts of time and eternity, while using the conceptual tools of modern analytic philosophy to express his conclusions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 115.090 |
| LCCN: 2005035272 |
| Series: Oxford Theological Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.06" W x 8.7" (1.35 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rory Fox challenges the traditional understanding that Thomas Aquinas believed that God exists totally outside of time. His study investigates the work of several mid-thirteenth-century writers, including Albert the Great and Bonaventure as well as Aquinas, examining their understanding of the topological and metrical properties of time. Fox thus provides access to a wealth of material on medieval concepts of time and eternity, while using the conceptual tools of modern analytic philosophy to express his conclusions. |