Transcendentals

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Relations

  • Analogy of Being: The Analogy of Being is related to the transcendental properties of being, such as unity, truth, goodness, and beauty.
  • Neoplatonism: The transcendentals were developed in part from Neoplatonic philosophy.
  • Thomism: The transcendentals were a central part of Thomas Aquinas’s philosophy.
  • Epistemology: Truth is one of the transcendental properties studied in epistemology.
  • Beauty: Beauty is one of the transcendental properties that all beings share.
  • Goodness: Goodness is one of the transcendental properties that all beings share.
  • Platonic Forms: The transcendentals have been related to Plato’s theory of Forms or Ideas.
  • Aesthetics: Beauty is one of the transcendental properties studied in aesthetics.
  • Philosophy of Religion: The transcendentals have been influential in philosophical theology and philosophy of religion.
  • Rationalism: Rationalist philosophers explored the transcendentals through reason and a priori knowledge.
  • Being: The transcendentals are properties that belong to all beings.
  • Perfection: The transcendentals are associated with the idea of perfection or the most complete reality.
  • Metaphysics: The transcendentals are a key concept in metaphysics, the study of being and existence.
  • Unity: Unity is one of the transcendental properties that all beings share.
  • Idealism: Idealist philosophers like Hegel emphasized the transcendentals.
  • Ontology: The transcendentals are key concepts in ontology, the study of being or existence.
  • Absolute: The transcendentals are sometimes considered absolute or necessary properties.
  • Ethics: Goodness is one of the transcendental properties relevant to ethics.
  • Truth: Truth is one of the transcendental properties that all beings share.
  • Universals: The transcendentals are considered universal properties that apply to all things.