A Contemporary Introduction to Thomistic Metaphysics, MichaelGorman, Washington DC, Catholic University Press, 2024 (ISBN 9780813237336), xiv + 247 pp., Pb $34.95
Year: 2025
Type: book-review
Abstract: 9780813237336), xiv + 247 pp., Pb $34.95Even if Michael Gorman, long-time professor and chair of philosophy at Catholic University of America, had not disclosed in his Acknowledgments that this book's material took shape across decades of teaching philosophy to undergraduate and graduate students, it would be easy to conclude as much after reading just a few pages.In its careful organization, simple presentation and delightful, relaxed style, this new introduction to Thomistic metaphysics warmly invites its readers to dip their toes into the otherwise foreboding waters of philosophical inquiry.By Gorman's own admission, the approach taken is rather broadly Thomistic, surveying the conventional views and concepts but leaving sufficient 'wiggle room' for the author to qualify (or even deviate) as desired (p.2).It is 'contemporary' in that it presents the standard loci afresh with a modern audience in mind and without assuming any level of prior knowledge (p.5).After some preliminary definitions and a brief historical overview,
Source: Reviews in Religion and Theology
DOI: 10.1111/rirt.70010
Author: Zachary Hedges
Institution: Cedarville University
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7091399754
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