PHIL 266 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Univocity Of Being, Antony Flew
27 Oct 2016
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It is dif cult to use human language to say meaningful things about god. Two terms, or uses of the same term, are analogical when the term which is predicated in different ways signi es different relations to one and the same thing" (312) Ex: backup" refers to a computer backup and police backup. Accepted the approach of negative theology, to some extent. Equivocity vs. univocity: two ways a term might be applied to both humans and to god. Equivocity: words with multiple meanings and therefore correspond to multiple de nitions. Univocity: a word that correctly and precisely describes one idea. Bark" > equivocally of dogs and of trees. Someone who says both god and humans are. Good" (equivocally) believes that the meaning of good" is as different as bark" in dog/tree example. Aquinas rejected equivocal and univocal meanings of good" and. Wise" as applied to god and to humans. Believes the meaning of such terms is analogical".
