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  • Chapter 3 - Thomas Aquinas

  • from Part II - The Christian Faith as Part of Both the Problem of Inconclusiveness and Its Solution
  • Roberto Di Ceglie
  • Book:
    God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
    Published online:
    19 August 2022
    Print publication:
    18 August 2022, pp 49-87

  • Summary

    The author first rejects interpretations of Aquinas, which he calls “Lockean” because, in the footsteps of Locke, they focus on faith and reason without taking into consideration what seems to be specific to faith, that is, the divine grace because of which the faithful believe. Then, the author concentrates on the theological standpoint from which Aquinas looks at the matter. Finally, he considers the consequences of Aquinas’s view as to the inconclusiveness that often affects debates, especially the religious ones.

God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
  • Roberto Di Ceglie
  • Published online:
    19 August 2022
    Print publication:
    18 August 2022
  • In this book, Roberto Di Ceglie offers an historical, theological, and epistemological investigation exploring how commitments to God and/or the good generate the optimum condition to achieve knowledge. Di Ceglie criticizes the common belief that to attain knowledge, one must always be ready to replace one's convictions with beliefs that appear to be proven. He defends a more comprehensive view, historically exemplified by outstanding Christian thinkers, whereby believers are expected to commit themselves to God and to related beliefs no matter how convincing the evidence contradicting such beliefs appears to be. He also argues that both believers and unbelievers can commit themselves to God and the good, respectively, thereby creating a spiritual turn in epistemology that enables them to generate the best possible condition for conducting rational enquiries and discussion.

  • Introduction

  • Roberto Di Ceglie
  • Book:
    God, the Good, and the Spiritual Turn in Epistemology
    Published online:
    19 August 2022
    Print publication:
    18 August 2022, pp 1-8

  • Summary

    The author shows the limits of the common assumption that beliefs supported by more evidence should always be preferred to beliefs supported by less evidence. This assumption falls into self-referential contradiction; furthermore, it does not explain inconclusiveness, that is, the property of debates – especially the religious ones – whose protagonists are not ready to change their mind, however convincing contrary evidence may appear to them to be.