Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition: The Philosophy of Being as First Known

by Brian Kemple

Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition presents a reading of Thomas Aquinas' claim that "being" is the first object of the human intellect. Blending the insights of both the early Thomistic tradition (c.1380--1637AD) and the Leonine Thomistic revival (1879--present), Brian Kemple examines how this claim of Aquinas has been traditionally understood, and what is lacking in that understanding.

While the recent tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004352392
• ISBN13: 9789004352391
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"