
Providence and Science in a World of Contingency
Thomas Aquinas' Metaphysics of Divine Action
Ignacio Silva(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-032-00278-1 (ISBN)
Description
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, which appreciates the relation between divine providence and natural contingency.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-00278-1 (9781032002781)
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Thomas Aquinas' Metaphysics of Divine Action
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Ignacio Silva is Associate Professor of Theology and Science at the Instituto de Filosofia, Universidad Austral, Argentina, and Associate Member of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford, UK.
Content
1. Digging for Criteria: A Metaphysical History of Divine Providence 2. Science and Providence Today 3. A Metaphysics of Natural Contingency 4. A Metaphysics of God's Providence 5. Thomas Aquinas Today