On Thomas Aquinas&#8217; doctrine of materia
signata

doi:10.1007/s11466-009-0036-z

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Front. Philos. China ›› 2009, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (4) : 552-562. DOI: 10.1007/s11466-009-0036-z

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On Thomas Aquinas’ doctrine of materia signata

DUAN Dezhi¹, ZHAO Dunhua²,

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Aquinas’ doctrine of materia signata or “designated matter” is an important deviation from the traditional doctrines on matter. Through in-depth typological and genetic analyses of the related concepts, this essay explores materia signata’s ontological qualities, generative mechanism and function, as well as its academic significance in the history of both Christian theology and Western philosophy.

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materia signata / typology / embryology / individualist principle

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DUAN Dezhi, ZHAO Dunhua,. On Thomas Aquinas’ doctrine of materia signata. Front. Philos. China, 2009, 4(4): 552‒562 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-009-0036-z