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- Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of Notre Dame Press
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In Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today, James W. Felt turns his attention to combining elements of Thomas Aquinas's metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. In his distinctive style, Felt concisely pulls together the strands of epistemology, ontology, and teleology, synthesizing these elements into his own “process-enriched Thomism.” Aims does not simply discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each philosopher’s position, but blends the two into a cohesive argument based on principles derived from immediate experience. Felt arrives at what he calls a “Whiteheadian-type solution,” appealing to his original concept of the “essential aim” as necessary for understanding our existence in a coherent yet unique world. This concise, finely crafted discussion provides a thoroughly teleological, value-centered approach to metaphysics. Aims, an experiment in constructive metaphysics, is a thorough and insightful project in modern philosophy. It will appeal to philosophers and students of philosophy interested in enriching their knowledge of contemporary conceptions of metaphysics.
Table of Contents
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- Chapter 1. The Beginning
- pp. 1-8
- Chapter 3. Interlude on Method
- pp. 17-26
- Chapter 9. Free Acts
- pp. 68-73
- Chapter 12. Participation and God
- pp. 77-82
- Chapter 15. Making a Choice
- pp. 99-116
- Chapter 16. "Know Yourself!"
- pp. 130-139
- Bibliography
- pp. 139-142
Additional Information
ISBN
9780268079659
Related ISBN(s)
9780268029012
MARC Record
OCLC
694144463
Pages
160
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No