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Episode 13 – The Distinction of Essence and Existence | Prof. Edward Feser

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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Kenny's Critique of God

In Kenny's view, this is intelligible if what we mean is just that if God exists, then he goes on being what he is. But in that case, essence and existence will be identical not only in God, but also in phyto and in everything else. In having individual existence, they too all go on being what they are. Okay, so that's Kenny's critique. Now, there's several problems with Kenny's critique,. some of which have been ably exposed by Gila Klima in a couple of writings. For one thing, when arguing that the notion of individual existence cannot salvage the Thomas position, Kenny evidently supposes that a real distinction entails separ

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