Ens Rationis from Suárez to Caramuel: A Study in Scholasticism of the Baroque Era

by Daniel D. Novotný

The influence of the Spanish Jesuit Francisco Suarez (1548-1617) on 17th-century philosophy, theology, and law can hardly be underestimated. In this groundbreaking book, Daniel D. Novotny explores one of the most controversial topics of Suarez's philosophy: "beings of reason."

Beings of reason are impossible intentional objects, such as blindness and square-circle. The first part of this book is structured around a close reading of Suarez's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823244768
• ISBN13: 9780823244768
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"