Author: Kenneth Seeskin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184553X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Looks closely at the debates surrounding Maimonides' discussion of creation.
Maimonides on the Origin of the World
Author: Kenneth Seeskin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184553X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Looks closely at the debates surrounding Maimonides' discussion of creation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052184553X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Looks closely at the debates surrounding Maimonides' discussion of creation.
From Eternity to Here
Author: Sean Carroll
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452296544
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
"An accessible and engaging exploration of the mysteries of time." -Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe Twenty years ago, Stephen Hawking tried to explain time by understanding the Big Bang. Now, Sean Carroll says we need to be more ambitious. One of the leading theoretical physicists of his generation, Carroll delivers a dazzling and paradigm-shifting theory of time's arrow that embraces subjects from entropy to quantum mechanics to time travel to information theory and the meaning of life. From Eternity to Here is no less than the next step toward understanding how we came to exist, and a fantastically approachable read that will appeal to a broad audience of armchair physicists, and anyone who ponders the nature of our world.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452296544
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
"An accessible and engaging exploration of the mysteries of time." -Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe Twenty years ago, Stephen Hawking tried to explain time by understanding the Big Bang. Now, Sean Carroll says we need to be more ambitious. One of the leading theoretical physicists of his generation, Carroll delivers a dazzling and paradigm-shifting theory of time's arrow that embraces subjects from entropy to quantum mechanics to time travel to information theory and the meaning of life. From Eternity to Here is no less than the next step toward understanding how we came to exist, and a fantastically approachable read that will appeal to a broad audience of armchair physicists, and anyone who ponders the nature of our world.
Aquinas on Creation
Author: Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher: PIMS
ISBN: 9780888442857
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The six articles that comprise Book 2, Distinction 1, Question 1 of Aquinas' Writings on the "Sentences" of Peter Lombard represent his earliest and most succinct account of creation. These texts contain the essential Thomistic doctrines on the subject, and are here translated into English for the first time, along with an introduction and analysis. In Article One Aquinas argues, against Manichean dualism, that there is one ultimate cause of all created being; in so doing he gives three proofs for the existence of the Creator and the essential features of his answer to the problem of evil. Thomas establishes his definition of creation in Article Two, providing the needed distinctions between philosophical and theological senses of creation. Emanationism and the problem of whether there can be any intermediary causes in God's act of creation are the subject of Article Three. The next article demonstrates that although God is the cause of all created being, nevertheless creatures are true causes in nature. Article Five argues that it is from revelation alone that we know that the world had a temporal beginning, and that the philosophical arguments that purport to show either the necessity or impossibility of the temporal beginning are not persuasive. A detailed exposition of the meaning of the first sentence of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," follows in Article Six.
Publisher: PIMS
ISBN: 9780888442857
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The six articles that comprise Book 2, Distinction 1, Question 1 of Aquinas' Writings on the "Sentences" of Peter Lombard represent his earliest and most succinct account of creation. These texts contain the essential Thomistic doctrines on the subject, and are here translated into English for the first time, along with an introduction and analysis. In Article One Aquinas argues, against Manichean dualism, that there is one ultimate cause of all created being; in so doing he gives three proofs for the existence of the Creator and the essential features of his answer to the problem of evil. Thomas establishes his definition of creation in Article Two, providing the needed distinctions between philosophical and theological senses of creation. Emanationism and the problem of whether there can be any intermediary causes in God's act of creation are the subject of Article Three. The next article demonstrates that although God is the cause of all created being, nevertheless creatures are true causes in nature. Article Five argues that it is from revelation alone that we know that the world had a temporal beginning, and that the philosophical arguments that purport to show either the necessity or impossibility of the temporal beginning are not persuasive. A detailed exposition of the meaning of the first sentence of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," follows in Article Six.
Equations of Eternity
Author: David Darling
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622870514
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
In a dazzling, lyrical mixture of science and philosophy, acclaimed science writer David Darling makes a provocative case for the workings of human consciousness, its origins, and its destiny when the next Big Bang precipitates a quantum leap in evolution. Equations of Eternity rethinks thought and the existence of intelligence in a way that will give readers a lot to think about.
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 1622870514
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
In a dazzling, lyrical mixture of science and philosophy, acclaimed science writer David Darling makes a provocative case for the workings of human consciousness, its origins, and its destiny when the next Big Bang precipitates a quantum leap in evolution. Equations of Eternity rethinks thought and the existence of intelligence in a way that will give readers a lot to think about.
Until the End of Time
Author: Brian Greene
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1524731684
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe. "Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York Times Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning—Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1524731684
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe. "Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York Times Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning—Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.
The Five Ages of the Universe
Author: Fred C. Adams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684865769
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book takes readers on a fantastic voyage to the physics of eternity, with a long-term projection of the evolution of the universe.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684865769
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book takes readers on a fantastic voyage to the physics of eternity, with a long-term projection of the evolution of the universe.
John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter
Author: Frans A.J. de Haas
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004320938
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiality to substantiate his definition. To conclude, the book offers an assessment of the significance of Philoponus' innovation. It is demonstrated for the first time that Plotinus' view of matter exerted considerable influence on both Philoponus and Simplicius. Moreover, the structure of Syrianus' and Proclus' metaphysics prepared the way for Philoponus' account of prime matter.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004320938
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiality to substantiate his definition. To conclude, the book offers an assessment of the significance of Philoponus' innovation. It is demonstrated for the first time that Plotinus' view of matter exerted considerable influence on both Philoponus and Simplicius. Moreover, the structure of Syrianus' and Proclus' metaphysics prepared the way for Philoponus' account of prime matter.
The Monthly magazine
Author: Monthly literary register
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Jesus Christ, Eternal God
Author: Stephen H. Webb
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199827958
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Drawing on modern physics and ancient metaphysics, Stephen H. Webb constructs a philosophy of Christian materialism based on the unity of matter and spirit in the incarnation.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199827958
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Drawing on modern physics and ancient metaphysics, Stephen H. Webb constructs a philosophy of Christian materialism based on the unity of matter and spirit in the incarnation.
A Text-book of the History of Doctrines
Author: Karl Rudolf Hagenbach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description