The concepts of being and order are the basic notions in all and every philosophical reflection and investigation into reality. The intention of this study is to examine the mutual relationships between order and being as found in the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, but against the background of the age-old dispute regarding the unity and plurality of being(s) as initiated by Heraclitus and Parmenides, and developped by Plato and Aristotle, Duns Scotus and Ockham, Descartes and some contemporary metaphysicians, e.g. Heidegger (...) and Whitehead. Being and Order is the first volume of the series «Catholic Thought from Lublin». (shrink)

A research study on Theantropy (including shamanism) as the foundation of spiritual life in world religions.

Wolicka's book on Being and Sign, which deals with semiotics of John of St. Thomas, can serve as a typical model of the approach to the Thomistic philosophy as it is practiced by the KUL's School of Philosophy, namely, "in its close cooperation between the chairs of metaphysics, history of philosophy, and methodology of science." Following the tradition of KUL's school of philosophy, the author treats "the problematics of signs as a typical boundary problem which contains several different theoretical points (...) of view, and especially the metaphysical, noetic and logical one.". (shrink)