Petri Thomae Quaestiones de esse intelligibiliGarrett R. Smith First critical edition of Petrus Thomae’s theory of non-causal dependence This work of Scotist metaphysics is an investigation into the ultimate constitution of things. In the course of this treatise, Petrus Thomae examines whether the essences of things ultimately depend on being thought of by God for their very intelligibility or whether they have it of themselves. Defending in detail the second option, Peter argues that creatures exist independently of the divine intellect in the divine essence. They enjoy real, eternal being in the divine essence and objective being in the divine mind. Aware that these views conflicted with his belief in the Christian doctrine of creation, Peter laboured to alleviate the conflict with a theory of non-causal dependence, according to which even if God did not cause creatures to be in the divine essence, nevertheless they are necessary correlatives of the divine essence. |
Contents
PRIE PACE | vii |
The Edition | xlvii |
Abbreviations | lxxxix |
Utrum intellectus divinus producat quidditates creabilium | 26 |
ab aeterno sit esse causatum | 44 |
Utrum esse intelligibile creabilium sit prius aliquo modo | 69 |
Utrum quidditas creaturae in esse intelligibili posita sit for | 95 |
Utrum esse quidditatis in esse intelligibili positae sit totaliter | 118 |
aliquid non habet esse | 135 |
Utrum creatura ab aeterno habuit aliquod verum esse reale | 155 |
Utrum ponens creaturam habuisse aliquod verum esse reale | 180 |
Appendix | 198 |
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Common terms and phrases
actu actum albedo alia littera aliquid ARISTOTELES Augustinus AVERROES causae causatum CEP2SVWN consequens consequentia corr creabilis creabilium creaturae creatures Deus dicit dicitur dico dictum divina essentia divine essence divine intellect DUNS SCOTUS eius EP2 S W esse1 esse2 essentia divina est1 existentiae extra first formaliter habet huius huiusmodi idea ideae ideas igitur C P2 igitur P2 illo illud instanti intellectionem intellectitas intellectus divinus intelligendi intelligibile intelligibilitas intelligibilitatem intelligit ipsa ipsum ista istud Maior patet Metaphysica mg.S NAVARRA necessario negatio nihileitas obiecti obiectivo obiectivum obiectum objective omne Ordinatio Peter Petrus Thomae Plato ponitur potest poni praesupponit Praeterea primo prius producitur productionem productum Quaestiones ordinariae question quidditas quidditates Quodlibet ratio rationem rationis reale realiter relatio repraesentatum respectus scilicet Scoti secundo secundum sicut simpliciter sine subsistentiae tamen tunc vere verum videlicet videtur