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Counterpoint in Explanation of Originative Apprehension
Counterpoint in Explanation of Originative Apprehension

Author(s): Michael Ewbank
Subject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: International Étienne Gilson Society
Keywords: originative apprehension; Thomas Aquinas; cognition; being; judgment; abstraction;

Summary/Abstract: Originative apprehension often has been examined in recent decades in light of Aquinas’ reflections. Yet there has not always been agreement in regard to what constitutes such, often due to different emphases given by interpreters to aspects of St. Thomas’ analyses articulated in different contexts. Arguably, it is possible to reconcile certain seemingly divergent important interpretations by reflecting on an important, yet somewhat recessive, theme that Thomas adverted to sparingly throughout his career in utilizing analyses of predecessors to forge his own synthesis to explain cognition in terms of being that is centered on the reciprocal priorities of judging and concomitant incomplex abstracting.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 465-489
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English
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