Some considerations on the notion of analogy in Thomas Aquinas in the context of the problem of divine names

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v19i2.2270

Keywords:

Thomas Aquinas, analogy, equivocation, divine names.

Abstract

The paper offers an approximation to the Thomistic theory of the analogy of the divine names from a consideration of the general notion of analogy to which Aquinas subscribes and which has its origin on the discussions on equivocation found in logical treatises. It shows the extent to which the analogous predication of God and of creature is a unique case, not entirely equal to the traditional cases of analogous predication. The diverse ways in which Aquinas characterizes the analogy of the divine names would respond, not so much to an evolution of his thoughts on analogy, but to an attempt to characterize such difference.

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Author Biography

Rosa Elvira Vargas, Universidad Femenina Sagrado Corazón

PhD en Filosofía por Marquette University. Especialista en filosofía medieval en las áreas de metafísica, lógica y epistemología, con especial énfasis en el pensamiento de Tomás de Aquino. Miembro de la Société Internationale pour l'Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale (SIEPM), la Red Latinoamericana de Filosofía Medieval y la Sociedad Internacional Albertus Magnus. También forma parte del grupo de investigación Scholastica Colonialis, dedicado al estudio e investigación del escolasticismo colonial-barroco en América Latina.

Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Vargas, R. E. (2020). Some considerations on the notion of analogy in Thomas Aquinas in the context of the problem of divine names. Phainomenon, 19(2), 259–267. https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v19i2.2270