W. Norris Clarke, S.J., is professor emeritus of philosophy at Fordham University and is the author of The One and the Many (University of Notre Dame Press., 1994).
"Explorations in Metaphysics is both a reflection of W. Norris
Clarke's long career of probing and questioning and the product of
an intellect focused on some of the most profound and difficult
problems facing the contemporary metaphysician. Although Clarke's
textual knowledge of Aquinas is unsurpassed, he is no exegete;
rather he is a dynamic interpreter drawing upon a master as he
engages some of the best minds of his own generation. Whatever the
topic . . . one can count on uncommon learning and analysis." —Jude
P. Dougherty, The Catholic University of America
“This collection of ten essays from the philosophical journeys of
Fr. Norris Clarke, S.J., . . . covers the familiar metaphysical
territory of being, God, and person, but each time the traveler
insists on looking at the same subjects with fresh eyes. He is
anxious to identify within those timeless truths emphasized by
Thomistic metaphysics what it is that needs special emphasis to be
correctly understood in light of present day philosophical
terminology and the current matrix of philosophical concerns.”
—American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
“This . . . is a welcome resource to 'Thomistically inspired'
metaphysicians. Revised in part to include [Clarke's] latest
insights and published with an illuminating autobiographical
introduction to his philosophical thought, these essays have lost
nothing of their original vigor, clarity, and relevance. . . .
[Clarke] offers an insightful, challenging, and eminently readable
book, one that should awaken its readers to 'the seminal riches in
St. Thomas' metaphysical thought' and help them continue [his] own
work of 'creative completion.’ ” —Theological Studies
“. . . this volume offers contemporary Catholic philosophy at its
best. . . . These essays succeed admirable in . . . showing us how
rediscovering the riches of its own tradition can enable Catholic
philosophy to engage the contemporary intellectual world and
address the critical issues of our day.” —First Things
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