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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 �being� and �essence� 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/ 1200�1245) borrows from Boethius (c. 480524)
to explain how the
�being� of the soul is distinct from the �essence� of the soul. It concludes by raising the question
whether Jean�s formulation anticipates that of St Thomas Aquinas�s (1224�1274) 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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