One of Thomas Aquinas's central ideas is his attempt to show how it is possible to speak about the incomprehensible God. To reach a better understanding of this project, it is necessary to gain some insight into how he used the theories he acquired during his time in the faculty of arts in his philosophical-theological works.
Park's book deals with the question which, despite the current flourishing of the studies of the medieval philosophy of language, has not received much attention. The application of the theories of signification and supposition as well as the doctrine of the modi significandi is reconstructed systematically. Consequently, the traditional doctrine of analogy appears in a new light.
The interpretations of the texts in question are exemplary for the work of philosophical interpretations. The reader is guided by overviews, schematical drawings and references.
Seung-Chan Park, Dr.theol. (1998), attained his doctorate at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He is currently a Lecturer at the Catholic University in Seoul, Korea. He has published articles on Thomas Aquinas and the medieval philosophy of language in Korean.
'...eine methodisch und inhaltlich bedeutsame Ergänzung zur Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy.â
Rolf Darge, Phil. Jahrbuch, 2001.
'â¦lengthy and learned studyâ¦a useful summary of the research in this field and an inventory of important terms and their use by St.Thomas.'
Leo J. Elders, The Review of Metaphysics, 2001.
Vorwort
1. Einfuhrung in die Problematik
2. Thomas und Sprachphilosophie
3. Die sprachphilosophischen Grundbegriffe bei Thomas von Aquin
4. Verdeutlichung der thomasischen Sprachphilosophie and exemplarischen Texten
5. Sprachphilosophie und die Benennungen Gottes
6. Schlussbemerkung
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Anyone interested in scholastic philosophy and theology, the history of logic and philosophy of language, and in the philosophy of religion, will profit from this book.