Date of Publication

1-28-2022

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (Ladderized)

Subject Categories

Philosophy

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Philosophy

Honor/Award

.

Thesis Advisor

Maxell Lowell C. Aranilla

Defense Panel Chair

Lorenz Moises Festin

Defense Panel Member

Napoleon Mabaquiao, Jr.
Jeremiah Joven Joaquin
Jeane Peracullo
Mark Joseph Calano

Abstract/Summary

This study, which is comparative in approach, is an exploration of human freewill and Divine Providence and how the two are reconciled, using as framework the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas and Charles Hartshorne. Coming from two opposing traditions – Substance Metaphysics and Process Philosophy – this study shows that there are differences in approaches to freewill and Divine Providence between Aquinas and Hartshorne. Nevertheless, this study also argues that there are common grounds where both philosophical frameworks converge – e.g., both have the same concept of freewill; both have the desire of making God and human beings meet; both recognize that God is supreme; both affirms that God loves his creation and is not distant from it. The study concludes that convergence is possible between the philosophy of Aquinas and of Hartshorne on account of reconciling freewill and Divine Providence.

Keywords: Freewill, Divine Providence, Thomistic Philosophy, Process Philosophy, Thomas Aquinas, Charles Hartshorne.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

xi, [187 leaves]

Keywords

Providence and government of God; Free will and determinism; Thomism; Process philosophy; Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274; Hartshorne, Charles, 1897-2000

Upload Full Text

wf_yes

Embargo Period

2-23-2022

Download

Share

COinS