Distinction between Existence and Essence in Avicenna’s Ontology and Its Influence on Christian Philosophical Theology with a Focus on Aquinas’ Views
Avicenna is an influential philosopher whose contributions in ontology led to the transformation of Greek philosophy into philosophical theology in the Middle Ages. He distinguished between existence and essence, divided beings into necessary and contingent beings, and believed in the objectivity of...
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University of Religions and Denominations Press
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Religious Inquiries |
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| Online Access: | https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_130004_4e9ecac00cc1355fbc00bd9c2a70edc2.pdf |