tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post2009898646056456909..comments2024-03-28T07:47:38.176-07:00Comments on Edward Feser: The Charles De Koninck ProjectEdward Feserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-47467097379611462502012-11-09T07:51:14.064-08:002012-11-09T07:51:14.064-08:00Dr. Feser,
Thank you for your section in Aquinas:...Dr. Feser,<br /><br />Thank you for your section in Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide on St. Thomas' doctrine of being and a great overview of the recent tussle over what that doctrine is about (pp. 55-9). Perhaps you could one day do a post on this, but very briefly, am I right to think that you believe the analytic Thomists (Kenny, Davies) who gut Aquinas' doctrine of being of any metaphysical robustness and reduce existence claims to "denials of nought" are way off in their reading of Aquinas? In your book you seemed to give more weight to the Gilsonian reading (Knasas, Braine) of existence in Aquinas as something metaphysically robust, an irreducible act of existence. However, in ascribing this tendency to you I didn't want to do to you what the Fregeans do to Aquinas as I see it, i.e. read my own views into what you meant to say.<br /><br />If you ever do an actual post on this topic, perhaps you could also mention how important or unimportant you think it is relative to the prominent philosophical concerns of today. I would hazard a guess that you think it is not crucial to what should be some of the more important items on Thomism's present-day agenda, such as refuting materialism and atheism.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for the overview of the literature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-33434168266032535002012-10-25T08:34:18.212-07:002012-10-25T08:34:18.212-07:00So excited about this project. I have volumes I &a...So excited about this project. I have volumes I & II. They were excellent!monk68https://www.blogger.com/profile/02718257273640738688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-33809193571488389412012-10-25T08:21:15.579-07:002012-10-25T08:21:15.579-07:00Very cool. I was hoping for a vol. 3.Very cool. I was hoping for a vol. 3.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728259859819037533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-23770682175185708472012-10-24T21:49:33.747-07:002012-10-24T21:49:33.747-07:00This is really exciting. Do you know David Quacken...This is really exciting. Do you know David Quackenbush by any chance?rogermsnoreply@blogger.com