عنوان

Tao and trinity :

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1137501588

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9781137501585

Erroneous ISBN

1137498129

Erroneous ISBN

1137498145

Erroneous ISBN

9781137498120

Erroneous ISBN

9781137498144

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Title Proper

Tao and trinity :

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[Book]

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notes on self-reference and the unity of opposites in philosophy /

First Statement of Responsibility

Scott Austin

Edition Statement

First edition

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 130 pages ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Series Title

Palgrave Pivot

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

The being of illusion -- The Greeks and Greek issues -- Plato and followers -- Aquinas -- Being and appearance

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Text of Note

"Tao and Trinity treats the Trinity as a philosophical notion coming to birth in Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Plato. All three attempt to treat the idea of an absolute source or unity of all things, and are driven in the direction of a first principle which is an instance of itself, an identity and a contradiction at once. The Trinity later on in Aquinas is also such a principle, one characteristically Western, with consequences for art and metaphor, image and symbol, comedy, tragedy, and religion. The consideration of Aquinas forces a rewriting of the history of Western philosophy from Parmenides to Heidegger, Whitehead, and Derrida. The Tao is an Eastern version of such a principle - less dependent on dialectic, reason, logic, hierarchy, and more on nature, mysticism, and transcendence."--Back cover

International Standard Book Number

9781137498120

Parallel Title

Notes on self-reference and the unity of opposites in philosophy

Thomas,1225?-1274

Philosophy-- History

Polarity (Philosophy)

Tao

Triads (Philosophy)

Trinity

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Edition

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Austin, Scott,1953-

Date of Transaction

20150225125516.0

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