Open AccessExistence and Wisdom
Author(s) -
Paul O’Grady
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
roczniki filozoficzne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2450-002X
pISSN - 0035-7685
DOI - 10.18290/rf.2019.67.4-6
Subject(s) - epistemology , philosophy , reflection (computer programming) , sociology , computer science , programming language
In this paper, I examine the debate about existence between deflationist analytic accounts and the ‘thicker’ conception used by Aquinas when speaking of esse. I argue that the way one evaluates the debate will depend on background philosophical assumptions and that reflection on those assumptions could constitute an account of theoretical wisdom