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Friday, December 4, 2009
"The Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy" by Etienne Henry Gilson,1931
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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 ;
consequently,man's being is the image of Being Itself.
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The medieval philosophy regarded ethics as an expression of God's will
and man's fulfillment 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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