Abstract
Bocheński claims that it would be very useful to apply logical tools to philosophical and theological investigations. His viewpoint can be ascribed to the fact that during Bocheński’s youth logic and reflections on the foundations of mathematics flourished. His seminal work on these issues is the book Gottes Dasein und Wesen. Logische Studien zur Summa Theologiae I, qq. 2–11 (2003). Due to the fact that it was necessary to introduce numerous corrections to it, the book was published over a decade after submitting the manuscript to the publishing house in 1989 (according to certain sources, in 1991). There exist two manuscripts: one German (1989b) and one Polish (1993b). The latter contains also Bocheński’s unpublished works, including the analyses of Question 1 from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae. In this Question, Aquinas focuses on the ways of understanding the term sacra doctrina. Bocheński’s text, which is a logical analysis of that Question, seems to be almost completed. With reference to the topic and the method of analysis, the text constitutes a whole together with the analyses of Questions 2–11, published in Bocheński (2003).
Highlights
It is impossible to talk about attempts to utilize logical tools in the philosophy of God without introducing the person and works of Fr
There have been attempts to rescue the contradiction, as Bochenski writes. He points especially to the interpretation provided by Cajetan de Vio (1469–1534), who understands the term sacra doctrina as revealed knowledge either formaliter, that is as faith, or virtualiter
Verse 7 does not result from verses 1 and 2 on the basis of the Barbara syllogism, and verse 8 does not result from verses 7 and 3 on the basis of the d schema
Summary
As the author emphasizes, the fragment of the Summa describes the meaning of a very important term sacra doctrina (sacred doctrine), ‘‘in the writings on the topic we often encounter a mistake: either ignorance of this text or a hagiographical attitude towards the author who is treated like an infallible god.’’11 According to Bochenski, what is required is an honest analysis. There have been attempts to rescue the contradiction, as Bochenski writes He points especially to the interpretation provided by Cajetan de Vio (1469–1534), who understands the term sacra doctrina as revealed knowledge either formaliter (literally), that is as faith, or virtualiter. He uses the following schema of reasoning: a_b!c b!c : The contradiction can be avoided, according to Bochenski, not by rejecting but by accepting the content of relationship 2 This is the case because knowledge of scientific theology is indispensable for humanity as a whole, such that indirectly it is indispensable for each individual.
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