The Concept of Relation in the Thomistic Perception of a Person

The article aims to show that the connection of the metaphysics of being with Aristotle’s philosophy of nature allows for the composition of anthropology per se which involves the concept of a person as it emerges from the two fundamental issues: the metaphysical approach to a person ontologically c...

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Main Author:	Eleni Procopiou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Étienne Gilson Society 2016-12-01
Series:	Studia Gilsoniana
Subjects:	relation person Thomism nature anthropology metaphysics God society
Online Access:	http://gilsonsociety.com/files/619-632-Procopiou.pdf

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spelling	doaj-7346118bd5a6402e85705fc9544f3ae92020-11-24T22:09:09ZengInternational Étienne Gilson SocietyStudia Gilsoniana2300-00662016-12-0154619632The Concept of Relation in the Thomistic Perception of a PersonEleni Procopiou0University of Athens, GreeceThe article aims to show that the connection of the metaphysics of being with Aristotle’s philosophy of nature allows for the composition of anthropology per se which involves the concept of a person as it emerges from the two fundamental issues: the metaphysical approach to a person ontologically connected with nature, and the concept of a person as relation. The article concludes with the claim that, in Thomistic anthropology, the supernatural world of persons coexists with the natural world of persons who are subject to cosmic order and legal relations. Thus, a person’s inclusion in the framework of legal relations and its ontological liberation in the supernatural field open up the way for the social acknowledgement of the human person.http://gilsonsociety.com/files/619-632-Procopiou.pdfrelationpersonThomismnatureanthropologymetaphysicsGodsociety
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description	The article aims to show that the connection of the metaphysics of being with Aristotle’s philosophy of nature allows for the composition of anthropology per se which involves the concept of a person as it emerges from the two fundamental issues: the metaphysical approach to a person ontologically connected with nature, and the concept of a person as relation. The article concludes with the claim that, in Thomistic anthropology, the supernatural world of persons coexists with the natural world of persons who are subject to cosmic order and legal relations. Thus, a person’s inclusion in the framework of legal relations and its ontological liberation in the supernatural field open up the way for the social acknowledgement of the human person.
topic	relation person Thomism nature anthropology metaphysics God society
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The Concept of Relation in the Thomistic Perception of a Person

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