Causality and Creation. The Analitic Philosophy of Religion and Thomas Aquinas on the Big Bang

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https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.50.025

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Creation, Big Bang, causalitiy, Thomas Aquinas

Abstract

Analytic philosophy of religion seeks to clarify debates and foster dialogue with the empirical sciences. This article examines attempts to engage with contemporary cosmology on the question of creation, highlighting how some authors have reformulated thomistic theory to facilitate this interaction. However, we argue that Thomas Aquinas’ metaphysics, in its classical structure, provides robust philosophical resources for this dialogue without requiring substantial reformulations. Far from being an obstacle, the Thomistic framework offers conceptual tools that can enrich the conversation with science while maintaining its original philosophical coherence.

Author Biography

Francisco O’Reilly, Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay). Sistema Nacional de Investigadores ANII (Uruguay)

El autor es Licenciado en filosofía por la UNSTA y Doctor en filosofía por la Universidad de Navarra. Es decano de la Facultad de Humanidades y Educación de la Universidad de Montevideo, donde es también docente de grado y posgrado. Asimismo, es nivel 1 del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (ANII- Uruguay). Ha realizado estancias de investigación en Brasil, EE.UU. e Inglaterra. Investiga en filosofía medieval, filosofía de la religión y cuestiones de teoría de la virtud.

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27-08-2025

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O’Reilly, Francisco. 2025. “ausality and reation. he nalitic hilosophy of eligion and homas quinas on the ig ang”. hilosophia 83 (2):46-71. https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.50.025.

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