Analytical Thomism

Born of the best of the collegiate environment, namely, sincere and continuing debate, this collection of 16 papers casts new light on some of the most heated analytical and metaphysical challenges facing such fields as the contemporary philosophy of mind. Topics here include Aquinas's take on God and being, theological "appropriations" of analytic-philosophical readings, Aquinas and Searle on singular thoughts, causal relations, instantaneous change without instants, teleological libertarianism, medieval theories of intentionality, non-naturalism, Wittgenstein as a gateway to analytical Thomism, the resistance of Thomism to analytical and other patronage, Haldane's analytic Thomism and Aquinas's Actus Essendi, God and persons, the issue of being, Anscombe and Aquinas on necessity and contradiction in temporal events and an afterward on how we got to analytical Thomism, why it is worth remaining, and where we may go next. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Craig Paterson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM) and is now an independent scholar. Previously he was engaged in Information Science research at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA and was previously an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Providence College, USA. Matthew S. Pugh is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Providence College, Rhode Island, USA.