‘Person’ in Christian Tradition and the Conception of Saint Albert the Great

A Systematic Study of ist Concept as Illuminated by the Mysteries of the Trinity and the Incarnation

by Stephen A. Hipp

Book cover: ‘Person’ in Christian Tradition and the Conception of Saint Albert the Great

Extent: 528 pages

Publisher: Aschendorff Verlag

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies

Series: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Philosophie und Theologie des Mittelalters

Series volume number: 57

Language: English

(Paperback) (Published)

(May 2001)

ISBN: 9783402040089

Price: $86.00

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This volume surveys the historical development of the notion of personality as brought into relief by salient patristic and medieval theologians, culminating with the thought of St. Albert the Great. The philosophical problems of “subsistence”, “individuation”, “relative distinction” and “signification”, amongst others, are ciritically analyzed in an effort to identify the formal constituent of personality (and to resolve the equivocal distinction between “person” and “nature”). Following a detailed exposition of the Albertinian corpus, a final synthesis also examines the personality theories of the Thomistic commentators as well as certain popular modern perspectives, evaluating them in light of the established metaphysical criteria.

  • By (author) Stephen A. Hipp