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Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition, The Philosophy of Being as First Known (Value Inquiry Book Series / Gilson Studies)
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Product Description Ens Primum Cognitum in Thomas Aquinas and the Tradition presents a reading of Thomas Aquinas' claim that "being" is the first object of the human intellect. Blending the insights of both the early Thomistic tradition (c.1380--1637) and the Leonin Thomistic revival (1879--present), Brian Kemple examines how this claim of Aquinas has been traditionally understood, and what is lacking in that understanding. While the recent tradition has emphasized the primacy of the real (so-called ens reale) in human recognition of the primum cognitum, Kemple argues that this misinterprets Aquinas, thereby closing off Thomistic philosophy to the broader perspective needed to face the philosophical challenges of today, and propose an alternative interpretation with dramatic epistemological and metaphysical consequences. About the Author Brian Kemple, Ph.D. (2016), is a graduate of the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX). He is author of The Intersection of Semiotics and Phenomenology: Peirce and Heidegger in Dialogue (Mouton de Gruyter, 2019) and Introduction to Philosophical Principles (Independently published, 2019). After teaching for several years, Dr. Kemple began his private philosophical practice, Contiuum Philosophical Insight.
