"Providence and Science in a World of Contingency offers a novel assessment of the contemporary debate over divine providential action and the natural sciences, suggesting a re-consideration of Thomas Aquinas' metaphysical doctrine of providence coupled with his account of natural continge...

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1. Verfasser:	Silva, Ignacio Alberto 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2022]
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge science and religion series
Schlagworte:	Thomas > von Aquin, Heiliger > 1225-1274 Naturwissenschaften Wille Gottes Vorsehung Kontingenz Thomas / Aquinas, Saint / 1225?-1274 Providence and government of God / Christianity Contingency (Philosophy)
Zusammenfassung:	"Providence and Science in a World of Contingency offers a novel assessment of the contemporary debate over divine providential action and the natural sciences, suggesting a re-consideration of Thomas Aquinas' metaphysical doctrine of providence coupled with his account of natural contingency. By looking at the history of debates over providence and nature, the volume provides a set of criteria to evaluate providential divine action models, challenging the underlying theologically contentious assumptions of current discussions on divine providential action. Such assumptions include that God needs causally open spaces in the created world in order to act in it providentially, and the unfitting conclusion that if this is the case, then God is assumed to act as another cause among causes. In response to these shortcomings, the book presents a comprehensive account of Aquinas' metaphysics of natural causation, contingency, and their relation to divine providence. It offers a fresh and bold metaphysical narrative based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas for appreciating the relation between divine providence and natural contingency"--
Beschreibung:	x, 160 Seiten
ISBN:	9781032002767 9781032002781