Substance and participation : aspects of the Trinity from Aristotle to Derrida

Autor:	Norman, Mark
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Aristotle Plato Plotinus Augustine Aquinas Barth Heidegger Levinas Derrida Trinity Relations Ontotheology Transcendence Deconstruction Postmodernity 231.044 Knowledge Theory of (Religion) Religion Philosophy
Druh dokumentu:	Dissertation
Popis:	This thesis provides an historical and intellectual summary of the role of the concepts of 'substance,' and 'participation,' in the making of the doctrine of the Trinity. In the concluding chapter, a study is made of the assumptions of deconstruction, which are somewhat hostile to a substance paradigm. We argue for an appreciation of the importance of both substance and participation for the Trinity, and philosophy generally. Chapters are dedicated to individuals who have in some way contributed to perceptions of these two terms, as they pertain to the Christian notion of the Trinity. Additionally, we seek to define some philosophical problems that accompany a Trinitarian metaphysics of 'substance,' and 'participation.' The problems include those of deconstruction: issues such as 'Logocentrism,' and 'Presence.' Finally, we investigate how Trinitarian ontology can provide answers to many of the questions Derrida raises conceming the problematic future of metaphysical thinking. Philosophy and Systematic Theology M.Th. (Systematic Theology)
Databáze:	Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations
Externí odkaz:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15664 Zobrazit plný text záznamu