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published on March 1, 2022
Joseph McMeans
https://doi.org/10.5840/mpp202222519
A Revival of Metaphysics?
Reviewing Philip Gonzales¡¯s Call for a Revitalization of the Catholic Analogia Entis
In this article, I seek to review Philip Gonzales¡¯s call for a revitalization of the Catholic analogia entis, both as a fundamental philosophical principle and as a guiding metaphysical vision for the Church today, as explicated in his recent work, Reimagining the Analogia Entis: The Future of Erich Pryzwara¡¯s Christian Vision. I will begin by offering a short synopsis of Erich Przywara¡¯s reappraisal of analogy in relation to the work of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, followed by an exposition of Philip Gonzales¡¯s call for a non-identical repetition of Przywara¡¯s metaphysical vision both in philosophy and the Church at large. In closing, I will seek to offer an evaluation of Gonzales¡¯s proposal from a supportive yet concerned horizon of postmetaphysical mindfulness.