RT Article
T1 Faith overcoming metaphysics: Gianni Vattimo and Thomas Aquinas on being
JF International journal for philosophy of religion
VO 92
IS 2
SP 99
OP 113
A1 Salas, Victor M. 1978-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1817844644
AB This paper considers Gianni Vattimo’s rejection of metaphysical conceptions of being in favor of a hermeneutic ontology developed along the lines of ‘weak thought.’ I argue that Vattimo’s critique neglects an abiding pluralism within the very history of metaphysical thought itself; at least some metaphysical conceptions of being in that history do not fall prey to his critique. To establish my claim I turn to Thomas Aquinas, whose metaphysics is couched within a larger theological context and presents itself dynamically, thereby expressing some of the very features that Vattimo himself accords to Being.
K1 Vattimo
K1 Aquinas
K1 Weak thought
K1 Being
K1 Hermeneutics
K1 Metaphysics
DO 10.1007/s11153-022-09829-y