Published : 2024-08-02

Revisiting De entibus rationis within Disputationes metaphysicae by Francisco Suárez – a brief historical outline

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The aim of this article is to outline the historical context of Suárez’s crucial treatise De entibus rationis (On Conceptual Beings) – a work by the renowned Spanish theologian and philo­sopher of the post-Tridentine era – in the context of his Disputationes metaphysicae. The author, drawing on sources and supplementary literature, presents this topic in three subsections, though more in a general and opinion-forming manner than as a systematic exegesis of the structure and content of the treatise. To this end, the author considers, first, a brief but fundamental definition of the subject of Suárez’s metaphysics, adopting his leading understanding of “real being” (ens reale) without which it is impossible to coherently present the entire doctrine of conceptual being (ens ra­tionis). Second, the author moves on to describe the general significance of Suárez’s Disputationes Metaphysicae to place the concept of “conceptual being” within the context of his thought. Further on, the author addresses the provenance of the treatise De entibus rationis and ultimately defines its application and positioning within Suárez's metaphysical theory. The article also includes a few concluding remarks and a somewhat longer quote from Suárez’s treatise that illustrates the funda­mental assumptions of his project regarding the entire theory of conceptual beings.

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Francisco Suárez, ens rationis, being of reason, mind-dependent being, Disputationes metaphisicae



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Goczał, R. . (2024). Revisiting De entibus rationis within Disputationes metaphysicae by Francisco Suárez – a brief historical outline . Społeczeństwo, 34(1), 93–115. Retrieved from https://spoleczenstwo-civitaschristiana.pl/index.php/s/article/view/381




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