Ens Rationis from Suárez to Caramuel: A Study in Scholasticism of the Baroque Era (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823244768)

The influence of the Spanish Jesuit Francisco Suárez (1548-1617) on 17th-century philosophy, theology, and law can hardly be underestimated. In this groundbreaking book, Daniel D. Novotný explores one of the most controversial topics of Suárez's philosophy: "beings of reason."

Beings of reason are impossible intentional objects, such as blindness and square-circle. The first part of this book is structured around a close reading of Suárez's main text on the subject, namely Disputation 54. The second part centers on texts on this topic by other outstanding philosophers of the time, such as the Spanish Jesuit Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza (1578-1641), the Italian Franciscan Bartolomeo Mastri (1602-73), and the Spanish-Bohemian-Luxembourgian polymath Juan Caramuel de Lobkowitz (1606-82). The book should be of interest not just to those concerned with beings of reason but also for all those with a broader interest in the history of the period. It is written in a clear style that will make it appealing both to historians of philosophy and
to anyone interested in applying analytical tools to the history of philosophy.

Author: Daniel D. Novotný
ISBN-10: 0823244768
ISBN-13: 9780823244768
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2013