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2009 , Vol. 4 >Issue 4: 552 - 562

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-009-0036-z

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On Thomas Aquinas’ doctrine of materia signata

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  • 1.School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; 2.Department of Philosophy, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;

Published date: 05 Dec 2009

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Abstract

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.

Key words： materia signata; typology; embryology; individualist principle

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DUAN Dezhi, ZHAO Dunhua, . On Thomas Aquinas’ doctrine of materia signata[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2009 , 4(4) : 552 -562 . DOI: 10.1007/s11466-009-0036-z

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