Eckhart, Aquinas, and the Problem of Intrinsic Goods
I discuss Eckhart's and Aquinas' conception of human-divine union with reference to what I call the problem of intrinsic goods, a problem concerning how to reconcile the pursuit of actions which are prima facie sought for their own sake (e.g. pursuing justice for the marginalized, listenin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-13 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Deification
B Meister Eckhart B Germain Grisez B Creation B Thomas Aquinas B Union |
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| Summary: | I discuss Eckhart's and Aquinas' conception of human-divine union with reference to what I call the problem of intrinsic goods, a problem concerning how to reconcile the pursuit of actions which are prima facie sought for their own sake (e.g. pursuing justice for the marginalized, listening to a work of music) with the pursuit of God as the ultimate end of every action. I introduce the problem with the help of Germain Grisez's critique of Aquinas' account of union with God, and I suggest that Eckhart's alternative conception of union may be understood as an attempt to resolve (or dissolve) the problem. |
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| ISSN: | 2046-5734 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Medieval mystical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/20465726.2019.1620488 |