Akvinietis: nuo Actus Essendi iki Deus
Aquinas: From Actus Essendi to Deus

Summary/Abstract: In my previous LOGOS article I explained how Aquinas’ actus understanding of the existence, or being, of the thing is not a victim to Suarez’s infinite regress objection to the “Thomistic” real distinction. As such Aquinas does not fall victim to Heidegger’s reduction of Suarez to Heidegger himself. The current article continues my presentation of Aquinas’ unique actus understanding of the existence, or being, of a thing. By focusing upon a passage from Aquinas’ early De Ente et Essentia, I try to present how Aquinas philosophically elaborates casual implications in actus essendi. These implications lead to a first cause that Aquinas identifies with the God of his religious belief. Aquinas’ identification sets the stage for a revisiting of Heidegger’s ontotheology complaint. I will reconsider this complaint in a following article.

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