Joseph G Trabbic
Biographic Data
| ID | 1199910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph G Trabbic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph G |
| FAMILY NAME | Trabbic |
| SIGNATURE | TRABBIC J G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ave Maria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3376-3744 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
St. Thomas Aquinas on God as Ipsum Esse Subsistens
St. Thomas Aquinas's doctrine of God as ipsum esse subsistens is not easy to understand. Even some of his more informed interpreters appear to struggle with it. In this paper, I attempt to explain the doctrine in a way that I hope is intelligible to a fairly broad philosophical audience. I also respond to Norman Kretzmann's interpretation of it, which I think is mistaken. The main problem with Kretzmann's interpretation seems to be a failure to g…
A critique of Heidegger's critique of Christian philosophy in the Introduction to Metaphysics
Martin Heidegger argues against the possibility of Christian philosophy in his Introduction to Metaphysics . Christians, Heidegger tells us, cannot authentically ask the fundamental question of philosophy – ‘Why are there beings at all rather than nothing?’ – because they already suppose that they have an answer to this question in their Creator-God. Moreover, Christianity, says Heidegger, takes philosophy to be foolishness and, thus, would never…
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A critique of Heidegger's critique of Christian philosophy in the Introduction to Metaphysics
Martin Heidegger argues against the possibility of Christian philosophy in his Introduction to Metaphysics . Christians, Heidegger tells us, cannot authentically ask the fundamental question of philosophy – ‘Why are there beings at all rather than nothing?’ – because they already suppose that they have an answer to this question in their Creator-God. Moreover, Christianity, says Heidegger, takes philosophy to be foolishness and, thus, would never…
St. Thomas Aquinas on God as Ipsum Esse Subsistens
St. Thomas Aquinas's doctrine of God as ipsum esse subsistens is not easy to understand. Even some of his more informed interpreters appear to struggle with it. In this paper, I attempt to explain the doctrine in a way that I hope is intelligible to a fairly broad philosophical audience. I also respond to Norman Kretzmann's interpretation of it, which I think is mistaken. The main problem with Kretzmann's interpretation seems to be a failure to g…
Philosophy (2 works) · Contemporary philosophy (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Interpretation (philosophy) (1 works) · Karl Barth and Christian Theology (1 works) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (1 works) · Metaphysics (1 works) · Nothing (1 works) · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (1 works)