Aquinas on Efficient Causation and Causal Powers

Gloria Frost (University of St Thomas, Minnesota)

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Cambridge University Press
11 August 2022

History of Western philosophy; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600

In this innovative book, Gloria Frost reconstructs and analyses Aquinas's theories on efficient causation and causal powers, focusing specifically on natural causal powers and efficient causation in nature. Frost presents each element of Aquinas's theories one by one, comparing them with other theories, as well as examining the philosophical and interpretive ambiguities in Aquinas's thought and proposing fresh solutions to conceptual difficulties. Her discussion includes explanations of Aquinas's technical scholastic terminology in jargon-free prose, as well as background on medieval scientific views - including ordinary language explanations of the medieval physical theories which Aquinas assumed in formulating his views on causation and causal powers. The resulting volume is a rich exploration of a central philosophical topic in medieval philosophy and beyond, and will be valuable especially for scholars and advanced students working on Aquinas and on medieval natural philosophy.

By: Gloria Frost (University of St Thomas Minnesota)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781009225427
ISBN 10: 1009225421
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Part I. The Elements of Paradigm Instances of Efficient Causation: 1. Background and Overview of Aquinas's Theories; 2. Efficient Causation: The Paradigm Case and its Features and Conditions; 3. Active Powers; 4. Natural Inclination and Final Causality; 5. Passive Powers; 6. Action and Passion; Part II. Complications: 7: Non-Paradigm Cases: Efficient Causes within Networks, Absences and Sine Qua Non Causation; 8. Efficient Causes Which Act Through Another Cause's Power; Conclusion.

Gloria Frost is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. She has published articles in journals including Journal of the History of Philosophy, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy, and Ergo.