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The Paradoxical Structure of Existence (Paperback)
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The Paradoxical Structure of Existence (Paperback)
Series: The Library of Conservative Thought
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For metaphysicians who have imbibed the sober and inebriating
teachings of Thomas Aquinas, existence is an act, the act which
makes all things actually to be. As the act of existence makes
things to be, essence makes them to be what they are. Essence and
the act of existence, in other words, are really distinct yet
together they compose each of the things that are. Such an
understanding involves a number of paradoxes, and Frederick D.
Wilhelmsen's articulation of them reveals his philosophical genius.
These paradoxes include the fact that the act of existence does not
exist, that it can be thought but not conceived by the mind, and
that truths about God can be known while He himself remains
absolutely unknown. Wilhelmsen argues the notion that the Christian
faith and philosophical reason harmonize while remaining completely
distinct from each other. Writing in a captivating style,
Wilhelmsen begins with a discussion of the development, strengths,
and limitations of the ancient Greek philosophical accounts of
being. Following that, he develops such key topics as the problem
of existence, St. Thomas Aquinas' understanding of being, critical
analyses of Hegel's and Heidegger's doctrines of being, existence
as "towards God," and a metaphysical approach to the human person.
The final two chapters develop the sense in which metaphysical
thinking is and is not shaped by historical and social factors.
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