Aquinas and Maimonides on the Possibility of the Knowledge of God: An Examination of the Quaestio de Attributis

by Mercedes Rubio

Book Overview

This in-depth study of Thomas Aquinas' Quaestio de Attributis binds together the findings of previous research on the unique history of this text by reconstructing the historical circumstances surrounding its composition, shows that the Quaestio contains Aquinas' final answer to the dispute on the divine attributes, and thoroughly examines his interpretation of Maimonides' position on the issue of the knowledge of God by analysing this and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048171806
• ISBN13: 9789048171804
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"