{"product_id":"an-elementary-christian-metaphysics-paperback-softback-9780268009168","title":"An Elementary Christian Metaphysics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780268009168","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Elementary Christian Metaphysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Owens (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780268009168\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e402 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Irrespective of one's intellectual genotype, an exposure to the sustained, developmental elucidation of Aquinas' insights executed by an author such as Owens can only enhance any metaphysical approach to reality.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New Scholastic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAn Elementary Christian Metaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e is intended primarily for undergraduate students as an introduction to metaphysics. . . . The scope of the metaphysical study pursued by Owens includes not only a general investigation of beings but also an analysis of knowledge (epistemology) and of the divine nature, all in light of natural reason.\" —\u003cem\u003eStudies in Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In carrying out the project, Owens moves through four parts: (1) Being (i.e., existence), (2) Essence, (3) Knowledge, and (4) Spirit. The whole thing is beautifully ordered and closely reasoned. The footnotes offer opportunities for further exploration over wide ranges of the philosophical tradition.\" —\u003cem\u003eDialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone familiar with Father Joseph Owens's scholarly treatment of philosophical issues will enthusiastically rejoice at the appearance of this latest addition...\" —\u003cem\u003eThe Modern Schoolman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fr. Owens has already established himself as a towering figure in the area of philosophical endeavor. Thos who have been inspired by the many insights scattered throughout his numerous published articles will gratefully hail the appearance of this metaphysics book.\" —Thomas C. O'Brien, O.P., author of \u003cem\u003eMetaphysics and the Existence of God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A densely-packed and comprehensive textbook of scholastic metaphysics. Metaphysics is understood as including \"not only a general investigation of beings but also the study of knowledge and of the divine nature and attributes in the light of natural reason.\" Owens brings to this task the Gilsonian understanding of a Christian philosophy, his own considerable knowledge of Aristotle, Aquinas and scholastic philosophy generally, and a conviction that metaphysics is a knowledge of the universe and the things within it, founded on necessary principles. Though intended as a college text, Owens' work might be better taken as a standard reference manual, much like the classic Latin text of Gredt. —\u003cem\u003eThe Review of Metaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Owens presents an introduction to metaphysics designed to develop in the reader a habitus of thinking. Using original Thomistic texts and Etienne Gilson's interpretation of St. Thomas Aquinas, Owens examines the application of metaphysical principles to the issues that arise in a specifically Christian environment. From a starting point of external, sensible, non-human beings, \u003ci\u003eAn Elementary Christian Metaphysics \u003c\/i\u003efocuses in the questions of existence and the nature of revealed truths. Following his historical introduction to metaphysics, Owens provides a general investigation of the first principles and causes of being, and a study of knowledge and of the divine nature and attributes in light of natural reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676617470232,"sku":"9780268009168","price":20.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-elementary-christian-metaphysics-paperback-softback-9780268009168","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}