Dew (Jr), James (2019). In defense of modified thomistic holism: a proposal for Christian anthropology. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
In this thesis I set forth what I understand to be the criteria of a Christian anthropology. From this, I then evaluate the major anthropological systems that Christians tend to employ to develop their accounts of human persons, with special attention given to Christian materialism, substance dualism, and Thomistic hylomorphism. I contend that neither Christian materialism nor substance dualism adequately satisfy the criteria of a Christian anthropology, and that some of the best examples of these perspectives have unique philosophical problems of their own. I then consider Thomas Aquinas’s hylomorphic account of human persons and argue that, while it does not perfectly satisfy the criteria of a Christian anthropology, it does fair better than both Christian materialism and substance dualism, and that there are ways to modify his account to enable it to better satisfy the Christian criteria.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | ||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | ||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | ||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Arts & Law | ||||||
| School or Department: | School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Department of Philosophy | ||||||
| Funders: | None/not applicable | ||||||
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BT Doctrinal Theology |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/9396 |
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