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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Medieval Philosophy of Being

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The central idea in medieval philosophy is the IDEA OF BEING ;
in contrast to the Greek conception of Being as
essentially intelligibility and perfection,
the medieval philosophers' conception of Being was conditioned
by religious belief :
GOD IS BEING.
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According to the medieval philosophy,
GOD is self-sufficient and perfect because He exists.
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GOD created the world 'ex nihilo' -out of nothing-,
the medieval philosophers claimed,consequenly,
MAN'S BEING is the image of Being itself.
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The medieval philosophy regarded ethics
as an espression of God's will and
Man's fullfillment as Being in the life following resurrection.
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History as having a beginning -the Creation-,
a middle -the Incarnation-,and
an end -the Last Judgment-
was the invention of medieval Christians.
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