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Ryan, Denise (2007) Jean de la Rochelle's Formulation of the Distinction between Being and Essence. Maynooth Philosophical Papers (4). pp. 123-129.
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Abstract
The distinction between âbeingâ and âessenceâ arose in the elaboration of the theory of universal
hylomorphism, defended by the Franciscans, which maintained that there is a composition of
matter and form in all beings other than the First cause. This paper focuses on a formula which
Jean de La Rochelle (1190/ 1200â1245) borrows from Boethius (c. 480524)
to explain how the
âbeingâ of the soul is distinct from the âessenceâ of the soul. It concludes by raising the question
whether Jeanâs formulation anticipates that of St Thomas Aquinasâs (1224â1274) in his early
writings on De Ente et Essentia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Jean de la Rochelle; Formulation; Being and Essence; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Philosophy |
| Item ID: | 1002 |
| Depositing User: | Denise Ryan |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2008 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Maynooth Philosophical Papers |
| Publisher: | Department of Philosophy NUIM |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/1002 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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