The Metaphysical Foundations of Love

by Anthony T. Flood

Book Overview

The Metaphysical Foundations of Love: Aquinas on Participation, Unity, and Union offers a systematic treatment of St. Thomas Aquinas's account of the metaphysical relations of unity-to-union and unity-to-participation in God as the key structuring elements to the nature of love and friendship. In general, Aquinas identifies love as the source and summit of the life of each human being. Everything in the created realm issues forth from God's creative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813234204
• ISBN13: 9780813234205
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"