The Philosopher Is Somehow a Lover of Metaphors

Enrique Martínez

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Page Range:: 56–82

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004448674_005

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The aim of this article is to explain the approach of Saint Thomas Aquinas in relation to the language that man uses to speak of God, in particular metaphorical language. Thus, it is a question of responding in this way to the apophatic problem. It begins with the claim of Aquinas, commenting on Aristotle’s Metaphysics: “The philosopher is, in a sense, a philo-myth, i.e., a lover of myth.” Aristotle’s position regarding myth is explained first; then I discuss the place of metaphor in the epistemological doctrine of Saint Thomas, following the perspective of the Thomistic School of Barcelona. I conclude that human language, including metaphorical language, can really express divine perfections, but without reaching the knowledge of the essence of God. Finally, I explain how God helped the cognitive weakness of man through Revelation, using metaphors to adapt to man’s way of knowing, which reaches the intelligible through the sensible.

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The Bounds of Myth

The Logical Path from Action to Knowledge

丛编： Value Inquiry Book Series, 卷： 364and Studies in the History of Western Philosophy, 卷： 364

ISBN:: 9789004448674

出版社:: Brill

印刷出版日期:: 12 Mar 2021

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