The light of Intellect and the light of glory: metaphysics of knowledge in St. Thomas Aquinas
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In article are investigated the fundamental principles of Thomas Aquinas’ Epistemolo-gy. The article shows internal connection Aquinas’ conception of rationality) with last purpose of knowledge – with knowledge of God. The special attention is given to the theory of Intellect, theory of abstraction and imagination. Thomas Aquinas’ Epistemology it is described as the moderate position taking an average place between Idealism and Epistemic Naturalism. A basis which allows to work out realistic Epistemology, the Aquinas’ conception of Intentionality (in particular – conception of Being Intentional). Research basing on substantive sources, in particular – for works of such authors as Jan Aersten, Wouter Goris, Robert Heinzmann, Antony Kenny, Mieczysław Krąpiec, Domi-nik Perler, Stefan Swieżawski, Johannes Vries.References
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Grabmann, M. (1935). Thomas von Aquin. Eine Einführung in seine Persönlichkeit und Gedankenwelt. München: Josef Kösel.
Heinzmann, R. (1994). Thomas von Aquin. Eine Einführung in sein Denken. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
Kenny, A. (1993). Aquinas on Mind. London, &New York: Routledge.
Krąpiec, M. A. (1995). Dzieła II. Realism ludzkiego poznania. Lublin: KUL.
Kretzmann, N. (1993). Philosophy of Mind. In N. Kretzmann, & E. Stump (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas (pp. 128-159). Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
Lichacz, P. (2008). Metafizyka w teologii świętego Tomasza z Akwinu. In R. J. Woźniak (Ed.), Metafizyka i teologia. Debata u podstaw. (pp. 163-186). Kraków: WAM.
Losev, A. F. (1982). Aesthetics of the Renaissance. [In Russian]. Moscow: Mysl.
Lossky, V. N. (2003). The Vision of God. [In Russian]. Moscow: АSТ.
Meyendorff, I. (1995). Orthodoxy in the Contemporary World. [In Russian]. Minsk: Louchi Sophii.
Mondin, B. (1991). Dizionario enciclopedico del pensiero di San Tommaso d'Aquino. Bologna: Edizioni Studio Domenicano.
Perler, D. (2004). Theorien der Intentionalität im Mittelalter. Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann. https://doi.org/10.3196/9783465032892
Pieper, J. (1966). Tomasz z Akwinu. Kraków: Znak.
Schönberger, R. (1998). Thomas von Aquin zur Einführung. Hamburg: Junius.
Secundant, S. (2008-2009). Thomas Aquinas and Descartes: an idea as an object of knowledge. [In Russian]. Sententiae, 19(2)-20(1), 43-70.
Swieżawski, S. (1995). Święty Tomasz na nowo odczytany. [In Russian]. Symbol, 33, 7-183.
Swieżawski, S. (2000). Swięty Tomasz z Akwinu. Traktat o człowieku. Kęty: Wydawnictwo Antyk.
Thomas Aquinas. (2004). The doctrine about soul. [In Russian]. St. Petersburg: Azbooka-klassika.
Thomas von Aquin. (1986). Fünf Fragen über die intellektuelle Erkenntnis (Quaestio 84-88 des 1.Teils der Summa de theologia). Hamburg: Meiner.
Tomasz z Akwinu. (2006). De ideis. O ideach. Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL.
Torrell, J.-P. (2000). Recherches thomasiennes. Paris: Vrin.
Vries, J. (1955). Kantische und thomistische Erkenntnistheorie. In J. B. Lotz (Hrsg.), Kant und die Scholastik heute (pp. 1-34). München: Berchmanskilleg.
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Baumeister, A. (2010). The light of Intellect and the light of glory: metaphysics of knowledge in St. Thomas Aquinas. Sententiae, 23(2), 3–41. https://doi.org/10.22240/sent23.02.003
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