The order of things
Subtitle: the realism of the principle of finality
By: Fr, Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. ; translated by Matthew K. Minerd
Contributors: Minerd, Matthew K., translator
Publisher: Emmaus Academic
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Steubenville, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781949013740; 9781949013726; 9781949013733
Subjects: Teleology; Finalité
Work titles: Réalisme du principe de finalité
Description: "This text is an exploration of the metaphysical principle, "Every agent acts for an end." It is split into two parts, the first being primarily pedagogical and general, the second topical. In the first part, Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange sets forth the basics of the Aristotelian metaphysics of teleology, defending its place as a central point of metaphysics. After defending its per se nota character, he summarizes a number of main corollaries to the principle, primarily within the perspective established by traditional Thomistic accounts of metaphysics, doing so in a way that is pedagogically sensitive yet speculatively profound. In the second half, he gathers together a number of articles which he had written, each having some connection with themes concerning teleology. Thematically, the texts consider the finality and teleology of the human intellect and will, along with the way that the principle of finality sheds light on certain problems associated with the distinction between faith and reason. Finally, the text ends with an important essay on the principle of the mutual interdependence of causes, causae ad invicem sunt causae, sed in diverso genere"--
Notes: Includes index.

"The original French edition Le realism du principe de finalité was published in Paris in 1932 by Desclée de Brouwer."