Category: Gilson, Etienne
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Étienne Gilson on the Jewish Philosophers He Knew
Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) writing in 1962 about his experiences as a student at the Sorbonne circa 1900: . . . instead of resorting to philosophy for a better understanding of their religious faith, as Christian philosophers do, the Jews I have known have used philosophy to liberate themselves from their religion. Christians philosophize to identify…
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Athens and Jerusalem, Disagreement and Dogmatism: The Case of Gilson
Elliot in a comment from an earlier thread writes, . . . I mentioned negligence about the truth. Something similar seems to be the case regarding reasons and arguments. Folks might be interested in them (and even in weak ones) if they support a belief already held. But the same folks might turn away from…
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Would it be Heaven for a Mother Whose Child is in Hell?
Vito Caiati raises an interesting theological question. This week, I again read your post of 08/24/2019 On the Specificity of Traditional Catholic Claims, in which you question the certainty assumed by the Catholic doctrine of the [moral] immutability of the soul, and hence its fate, after death. My interest in your thoughts on this matter arises…
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Existence as Completeness? Gilson on Scotus, Thomas, and the Real Distinction
I composed this entry with Lukáš Novák in mind. I hope to secure his comments. ……………………… Marco Santambrogio, "Meinongian Theories of Generality," Nous, December 1990, p. 662: . . . I take existence to mean just this: an entity, i, exists iff there is a determinate answer to every question concerning it or in other words,…