Porro, Pasquale

Thomas Aquinas : a historical and philosophical profile by Pasquale Porro( )

11 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in English and held by 1,080 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The development of ideas in Thomas Aquinas's philosophical thinking has been the subject of numerous smaller studies but no contemporary work in the English-speaking world covers his every single work in chronological order in terms of philosophical developments, influences, manuscript evidence, and historical setting. Pasquale Porro has provided a complete landscape of Thomas's corpus that will give Thomistic scholars and students an invaluable reference point for research, discussion, and debate. Porro's chronological approach contrasts with the systematic and thematic approach of existing summaries of Thomas's "philosophy, " many of which provided only the thinnest historical contextualization and minimal accounts of influences. Beginning with the De principus naturae and the De ente et essentia, composed while Thomas was still a young "bachelor of the Sentences, " and concluding with a letter to the abbot of Monte Cassino, written shortly before his death in 1274, Porro meticulously sets each of the Angelic Doctor's writings in its unique historical context, indicating developments and changes of mind, and extensively analyzing the full range of philosophical influences from Aristotle, Augustine, Proclus, and Pseudo-Dionysius to Maimonides, Avicenna, and Averroes, among others. Throughout the book he offers commentary on the existence and state of manuscripts and critical editions of Thomas's various texts, giving the reader a glimpse of the condition of the primary sources available to scholars. As he moves from one writing to the next, Porro also presents a finely wrought portrait of the Dominican master's life. Unlike many expositions of Thomas's thought, which relegate his biography to an introductory chapter, Porro works the biographical details into his interpretation of the texts, making them an essential part of his account of the historical circumstances in which Thomas wrote, thereby enhancing the reader's understanding of his texts. Porro's interpretation of the philosophical dimension of Thomas's work challenges certain prevalent twentieth century interpretations on such topics as epistemological realism, the relationship between essence and existence, and creaturely contingency. Nevertheless, even scholars who disagree with him on particular points will have much to gain from this meticulously-researched and clearly-written study. --

The medieval concept of time : studies on the scholastic debate and its reception in early modern philosophy( Book )

13 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Per perscrutationem philosophicam : neue Perspektiven der mittelalterlichen Forschung : Loris Sturlese zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet( Book )

8 editions published in 2008 in 3 languages and held by 74 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Forme e modelli di durata nel pensiero medievale : l'aevum, il tempo discreto, la categoria "Quando" by Pasquale Porro( Book )

9 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in Italian and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tommaso d'Aquino : un profilo storico-filosofico by Pasquale Porro( Book )

10 editions published between 2012 and 2019 in Italian and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Non c'è dubbio che Tommaso d'Aquino rappresenti uno dei pensatori più importanti e influenti dell'intera storia del pensiero occidentale, e non solo della tradizione cattolica. Tuttavia la grande fioritura di studi nel Novecento ha in generale privilegiato solo alcuni aspetti del suo pensiero, costruendo un'immagine piuttosto statica e dogmatica del maestro domenicano. Questo profilo cerca invece di restituire a Tommaso la sua dimensione storica, proponendo sia una ricostruzione complessiva, in ordine cronologico, della struttura e delle circostanze di composizione delle sue opere che la presentazione e discussione dei temi filosofici più significativi presenti in ciascuna di esse, anche in rapporto alle fonti con cui lo stesso Tommaso non ha mai smesso di dialogare nel corso della sua carriera - da Aristotele alla tradizione neoplatonica, da Agostino e Boezio ad Avicenna e Averroè."--Front inside flap of cover

La posterità di Giovanni Duns Scoto = La postérité de Jean Duns Scot = Das Nachwirken des Johannes Duns Scotus = The legacy of John Duns Scotus( Book )

12 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Metafisica : la scienza delle cose divine (Al-il̄ahiyȳat) : dal Libro della Guarigione (Kit̄ab al-̌Sif̄a) by Avicenna( Book )

11 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enrico di Gand : la via delle proposizioni universali by Pasquale Porro( Book )

6 editions published in 1990 in Italian and held by 34 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Metaphysica, sapientia, scientia divina : soggetto e statuto della filosofia prima nel medioevo : atti del convegno della Società Italiana per lo Studio del Pensiero Medievale (S.I.S.P.M.) Bari, 9-12 giugno 2004 = Sujet et statut de la philosophie première au moyen âge = Subjekt und status der ersten philosophie im mittelalter = The subject and status of first philosophy in the middle ages by Società italiana per lo studio del pensiero medievale( Book )

15 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 34 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

L'ente e l'essenza by Thomas( Book )

3 editions published in 1995 in Italian and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide