Aquinas after Frege

This book provides a fresh reading of Aquinas’ metaphysics in the light of insights from the works of Frege. In particular, Ventimiglia argues that Aquinas’ doctrine of being can be better understood through Frege’s distinction between the ‘there is’ sense and the ‘present actuality’ sense of being, as interpreted by Peter Geach and Anthony Kenny. Aquinas’ notion of essence becomes clearer in the light of Frege’s distinction between objects and concepts and his account of concepts as functions. Aquinas’ doctrine of trancendentals is clarified with the help of Frege’s accounts of assertion and negation. __Aquinas after Frege__ provides us with a new Aquinas, which pays attention to his texts and their historical context. Ventimiglia’s development of‘British Thomism’ furnishes us with a lucid and exciting re-reading of Aquinas’ metaphysics. This book provides a fresh reading of Aquinas' metaphysics in the light of insights from the works of Frege. In particular, Ventimiglia argues that Aquinas' doctrine of being can be better understood through Frege's distinction between the 'there is' sense and the 'present actuality' sense of being, as interpreted by Peter Geach and Anthony Kenny. Aquinas' notion of essence becomes clearer in the light of Frege's distinction between objects and concepts and his account of concepts as functions. Aquinas' doctrine of trancendentals is clarified with the help of Frege's accounts of assertion and negation. Aquinas after Frege provides us with a new Aquinas, which pays attention to his texts and their historical context. Ventimiglia's development of 'British Thomism' furnishes us with a lucid and exciting re-reading of Aquinas' metaphysics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii State of the Art (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 1-32 Being (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 33-67 Essence (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 69-101 Transcendentals (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 103-155 The Senses of Being in Context (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 157-218 Conclusions (Giovanni Ventimiglia)....Pages 219-228 Back Matter ....Pages 229-274