220 Metaphysics beyond Dialect \s endowed bythe vine. God confides the promise ofthe inate nt ‘era Trusts inetd what ory tobe red —ba wt mst srry tobe trated i what rear in the proper measure. Thi mean Toru isan infeite menue We wold eine lowed ut meet ii intimacy, we ve ous never at # neta eplceae some ‘hing ut stint igule: God the endowing soarce ofthe it mate univers Only the persona wanspesonl Go could endow the ‘raed snglr with the iver athe ime anera. Batu be these quiches our confidence, eaten ts ove ht the 9. Analogy, Dialectic, and Divine Transcendence Between St. Thomas and Hegel -Expcily ace round th tmeof Hage imation of rne ance. dence hve often been sftcked in treo «varity of pilosa of Immanenc. Fe soc posophis,manence consis the akimste tion, not only rl i, Bat fo hosophy uel and beyond which nothing rer tobe hough Ofen the sof transendene ay a ‘ack is dfn in very dul term manenc x pt rer teendence tie vores tery, he "brea now? este hee ‘ean 0 on. One might question wheter ach dale conception Sometnes input tothe entiee Ween tradition of metaphysics (Pi toni) and theology (Christy as “Matos or the peopl, are ‘veo moe nuanced understandings of insmanence and rnsendence ‘One might also aki the notion of analogy asthe promise af sore ot nue pranted by sch phlcwphis of mmanenc Ia genera (One mipht athe ame qurtion face itr that Hopes le. ‘ele feof dit hgh, butane can wonder about i pslorphy ‘of pecuiedleciping onthe stn plane a these pions of ‘manera Hegel be exemplary form of modern dct, claiming to meet the challenge of every form of dais, an idee Caiminate na ently manent mode of hgh: Thgh many Pot ‘Hegelans might ntack Hepels pomp of ronal tly they en thar the ne commitment te emenencs and ethng bt irmanene ‘A consideration of speculative dle vrkvs dine tansendence ‘wl ave sgniscance beyond Hegel for our cotemporerypiesopiel options swell sour theca or atecogcal predictions “The ntins of analogy and dled ee almost coextensive with (he entice ron of poopy fom ts Ineption In Greek thoughji | | 22 Metaplysies beyond Dialectic Among other hing, both have to do withthe mae of intl dis ous and indso the eighty oben el ad ur inde of 't Dilesicisasocited withthe dterse pacts of pion, be they Stee Phonic or Hepa, out ony testo tae, Aa ogy fe sisacated withthe snes of bringin acl tap, ‘sl achow we might inti peak about the divin. wan tooo show each might ue ws in ishing of ieee, partcalry with ‘pectothe otherness ofthe vine il lok a aalgy nS Thomas a Ertan lance of entity and difleteer, cota and disonin 1 wh it toward hyperbic dfecence nthe ease of the vine ad ference that aaj borders ons ind feu hat we cant ei Iymedite though ds der not precdethat the vine might ede orbemediated init By contest wil lookat Hepple trying to meat tht equvoctyand ins manner tat relies the ‘vine dieenc in tems more encmpasing immanent whole ‘My exploration wl be thet ter has tra loking othe unnoal euioral an deta sees of being ae eng vie ‘wile at eet toward he ed gestion or two aout wht als ‘tall readin of nly that keeps open he ace of tance enc, even weit does aot dose of the prom of ommniton be ‘wee mmanence and wascendene The (metaclogil) eonsdere tion of nly ned ot be oly rerspective glance at «supposedly thas talon, bat may harbor promise for a enewed tanking of the thought fdr ference, fr Hegel Mawel ander the dec struction of Hepeian tay, Tekno Tam nota “expe on Agus, but els eo hose thse for me whom 1 woald cll companion. Sich «tinker oe oes ot necessary ake into an object of colar eer at et be forms presence aa onion As wih some companion, sometines fone does ot py texto forages. nd then ones enguged gen. et ‘ome rekon can side ee nth ap of lene, This he way with emmpanionr on the way Reading Ageia, oe cas hae heli of Ave ei ete Asche eye In nro om Orem b nne necngrg yt hie talons ic linge ah ep ect yy ae ‘Sekar al acy ns amy Cn Or, Analogy, Dsecc and Transcendence 233 standing ina cathedral and of nat being abe to make out the seme of {he sang eau languages of ln and yl, Thee something nigmatic othe many diferent gues and yt so ind itn. ‘he strangeness heres the mggetonof mimeo sgn, though what hss exacly i hard oman happen that somtimes re Ing lit shines in the seangenes. Light beaks trough and eI amistedby ster te ht even Hep et something of hi in the gothic cathedral nhs piesopby the so el ptematic pe, conceptually or ypu forthe soaring tanscendence we ee feces eaten. Neverthlese was the by Sig ta Scendenc got behind th once deere fis yeti and teansprtd hn aif an tantary wy So Thee aot eat gen ‘that nis susan of ahtectre nhs Laaes on Aehtsh Ie ‘the oni ine Hegel oo atk ie? Let ne itty something ofthe importance ofthe erent senses be Ing Being Sid macy ways om leet pallet Aguas echoes “Arse ens cur muller We east keh lip or ple ‘cy serious. a oy night ofthe prdiioas ders mmanence, but ofthe retin ofimanence an tscendnce. Ths ceil this lrvocty suse analogy with ference to Arte diction be {meen stand th ioc nd euro ents Th taken up by A ‘as abd puto wrk, wheter by Aquinas hime or he amis and Comments, aration to wnt we might sy aut God and how mht soy Here how he puttin hs cemmaentaryon Ar et Pipes mat be etd at tm pre ile hinge in varios Serene peed of thom srg 0+ mewn wich ely ‘here tn then ald epee of hn uc eas reine or a x. Somtines itt peated ofthe orig ‘ela ped nh Sta fr Mana at nd dg ‘pn bee guna Na ay tia Delo jibe Ree Cera eee es mu eM ‘Sdn a nn nme gr224 Metaphysics beyond Dialectic tomennng which retin rn nd then tid epi of em geno dps pred of tar en efanainal And somes fs redid of them cording o messes wich ae put ret nd rly st (ict nach hey inp irene reap, and he Sve nach hse didlet rests ered 1 oad he sie ‘hing an hen i tbe pede sung ht property secon 1th way which ech one eed by eltenship 1 Ctntnesane thing? ‘ery peer the uve sense pot the stesso sameness the uv pts theatess on diferencadfeence sometimes dismal fay our ways of speaking: th analogical somehow mis the sume and ‘heen beng prion and pry the het and wih eference 0 ‘hersaton ofthe mee and ference osmething shared by bth Ashasoten been potted out Agana ew formulations a ot x: tesrdinay eres, and ot dnl more sty with he mene sipance they have. a many of is admirers hee done ar in “Stetina work tht i woven ict the extuce oi tougt. Some ve wart to underlay the metaphysical dimensions ai tobe at ise cts have ake hese metas inplicatons in ductions mae ex pct end exgeated than in Aguas nse Tam myself nae den ‘he metas ede of onlderations,bebeving he place be Ings and not simply our way of ting abot Ou ways fre ng i are be trae to beings yt) of bespesing Klar ‘We ned not sabi to kind of nists Catenin whee our twice snd being voling ae et apar in dalam. The vent of vg whether aura of beige cent ation commaniaton nd community beyond dose Bot what hs "beyond is ‘eyed of dali? canna be such a to bogs the dint rete nh a a Ti a 5 al ie gs sexs ir os Deer ree Ue ae Bd, Seshgia winds fate omar tt cpengtonensnanonpronstsncne enee ‘SavialigeeSinnaeartantnuniedywscnant ese ‘Scie opens na hehe co ge ‘i Hewett pen qe tl erp ts ‘St Ante sy pec en noah ee ostataraagesr centers macau Analogy, Dialectic, and Transcendence 235 ofthe putas in communication, and yet itm testify ta pace ofbe- tweens frelacoalty beewen the fon which both ate in em salon. Ansogy ss something important not any about a mile way Teteenuniocty an equocy, bt abot this very Between. Analogy lee a betwee, and communicates» betresa and ote the mort ‘portant cave nthe neue beveen te cretion ad God. Tay own wor, Ihave heed to sorehing of hie cher though lng i he way Iori the furl seas of Being he uo al th equal the dete andthe metaologka 1 wil oe ony ‘his very genera summary. Whle th uniocl sense tends © enpbisie eerie renee ad entity the equivocal ens emphae i ference hat ecapes unos amenes sometimes even othe pot of Indeerminacy, and the ln fry meiaton beeen sameness nd ference ident and olkenee The lect sense sec to edit ference dileence sometine equivocal, bt ao ection ou cal seas but by easton o «more ncusve uty or wile which, Ii dazed by same, contin and even teconals the dieters. ‘lly, the metal stesing the between deals with the tera of sameness and ference, entity and eteres a by meting a ore Ince whole bt by recurrence othe rich ambien of the mil, nd wth doe rept for forme of ethernet that ar dba cial tebe incaed inthe inmanence of» dnlecial whale. Whet ic ‘pecan Hepa form ends to move ro he sndetermite to the determinate to the self dtarmisng the petal Shaped ly our, nara the oerdeermiat the deerme the dete ‘nina, abd the selfing. The overdtcinat, no tha ‘eect an exceeding al determintes and sl determining se nly nora for adesng the taneendence of hed. Bat where analogy inal hi? nthe tradona account weve the noel and the ecu that expt menon ofthe distal, ed nomenon at al ofthe mearloia I would liga the metalog ‘al with the ralagos in ths regal a analogy ley eee oe ‘hing end an other The atte of hat beer te, is wx to diferent artclsions. sete una a ecg the derences of the betwen to sete. Tae the eqlocl a opening op ambipuo sage between diferent, bo sometiesexloing the indeterminacy ‘ftir paang to dianaie on the bai of ences For lieness a236 Metaphysics beyond Dialectic leo be ted to decer—for instance cout cn be oextrie ‘ary god a kenes ht ii (ri)ken fo he orga. That we ‘eae decvdy the eqarecal har cated plloophes tobe prtiaiy wore about Ye thm alo be ai the ambit of ening td passage can i be related to the ati of eat of coming tobe of transcending beyond dterinacy pointing to sorting moe p+ tal tan determination a sl dtermination Pare univocal dete ay would yi someting ikea state Partnenian whale, With ui ‘athe have 2 world covert Heracitean Becoming where he esto ‘of oppoits aa nafs more uate operon (he postin ‘ememphasis on ic 8 such ends toward he bslttion of past Aiterence) Thefts hat anlogy i ery eet egutoction in this roe postive sense. The mater even mre ehallenging or thong ‘ny mmeneat nthe kes at ob baled, or ower, by an vet ester dma Ti vet Ia guna ty of talking shea (Go The dference one reer than which none cn be tough: At yet ansogy eagles to hn some way ‘One might tht the dale, eth palo 2 edition ofthe eutocl Yt there are diferent practices of lec and hence ‘he mediation i also understood difeeny. Some prac of dnetic ssleperd the opeaess of iets, [thnk of Socratic atone logue in wich the pray of speaker and the doubens of qoesiane apd ‘neler ae event tothe conversion, Ober race of ist, tnd especial moder lect, end change the medion nth lsc sel medaion Hence there cess tobe ay excenive silty of the partes in conversation which aay amore than hey or this reaton a kind of higher ulvocty ten comes back Granted one might ave sone sympathy fr such tnd to al iemediation expec when thre rxpocl yet betwen the puro i dlogee But when theater rte dine ot, here a ‘symmetry that eanot be edaced Yo recpocl maa termination, ‘Vicki his asymmetry the metaxlgial curt the xv ib a frat sense. Thee seedy ote douenes othe partnect in eommuniton The ines between them (dys) He ng that mst ental ulleness.Inded it especal rat asymm tions ht dono prec intermediation, expec when the com ‘uniting other the dine A Rnd of metalogil aly would Analogy inlet and Transcendence 27 sere the between space matted by thi holding together of emenss Sud diference, yet ope oan ase dsimitad, a pace more ‘than decvingdintlatingequvocaton, since thas more to do wih ‘he mtr of ch and sang sigs ofthe orerdteminacy fhe divine Metatlogy wold bea Kind of Syamied analogy where the energy of teacenng pss fom the dene othe crete, andthe etre the diving, na por beween, te original piven to bey he die, ‘hedhvne ar bth aay mare than this betwee od yet mast el ato site mysterious endowing oure and conserve 1 il come bce oth, but et me ene Bt sorte wth pect 19 ‘eel Heal doc not ne thi oabulry of uniocal eairoc ad an- lope but is plsopicalcnctas ave not uconnecte. We might net the unio withthe print of Meta thing ha ie ‘nd not anting ober. ition aed by Veranda wihoat fh dsincton we lac determinate step. Hence wnioiy 2 (hires tds tthe ea of eligi By conta we might connect ep aod the equocl by ying that hr sto do ls he mare ha ng nthe ese ht dlerece ud ot ‘ese evident in ateton othe developmen ofthe determinate nd enucal hing Pure ery witout erence uioeligbe Hegel say ht ident ie ie eens nthe imanet ne of song recto be s-lierening The question of equiocl theses comes ‘pas to whether i ir doling wc lls om tli, ‘ero eteriate Par eeivocty aight sem o dsl telat meting ike ie witht orn, dierentiation without an sblation ‘seni nd hence sw ul estan arlene But ‘tis purely nelle, then how speak of tal? There us be ae thing mor something ote than the pure eae Rather thn esr tan analogial ese a tance, Hegel ngs nthe dale The dala elated to the dbl, the dia odie lee Things are more tan niocal move thn equivocal bat het Is _neiton of tee oo. Jah mediation the Gy of nivel ery fe my fo mowed deences, we hese, nore are ot merely238 Metaphysis beyond Dale saving moments of fax bat mediating moments «proses of be ‘ming To due course, this becoming, fr Hee sows el ob the Selebecoming of mare indie sl contttng whol, Ther re ‘ind of mediated return to enya the tue deny bat spective enti Ts iver complicated in Hegel and we mas guard ‘int too reduce presentations and cic (sme postuodersr are ‘roe to th). Could oe entre ta his no reise ral ‘ogy wih elton to proven eqiocaton, in tht the egal ier ees the may sess ae alma fered to one fel sen this cise, Hegt aol he nature ofthe one ot a mater of eter ‘ane proposition, ong ni ts the peculstie when the end to thes mediation of whch bth the ato of ney nd the sslation of equvcty contrite? Heelan dale i very mich concer with he a f theme tion of dieena, nd nate he putative deren ie an i fae Ife ome the materi terms of Hep wew ofthe Vrtand (ex something marking Enlightenment des), we nd trong ene ‘yt cone ofthese wo a each fed univocal dain for el the Ente ite, th innit nits, each lng what te ote ot Ts the Versa eines then by negate elton teach thee ach wt ‘tsb ot being what the ote Tis ta manne of rose yy of univocal identity, by way of sameness tht ies nto an overeat ‘es iss what thet The ren ithe pardon the di tie produces the opposite of wha intend male ofthe nie something nte—for I bounded bythe eed Ete tn producing ‘yeep ne be i ade he eine ech Rey ff ph ees ped Ba ‘rouge etn ne Baye pe “ps Nns engl ie sages ‘nd nang my ring eo aca ‘pee ni etn tts ios! sad me“ hum ety =e pt ho ovr eo he neg aan ‘Sage Ge Sepa hu ee eee marc ope tr ens ana eon ne on ete pe ‘one pte aj a to oe ‘stem tao) ence ete eg Serle ct oy ‘Analogy Dsl and Tanscendence 39 the contction ofthe nite inte acl wpends the dm of the fo Thar arises gia the lao ofthe maton of the two, What stake the rato rm ate inte, fom ne ke. This ‘rllcem openly eguvea somone who rp iseson the pa ‘Spe of univocal ety One can nk of Repel a proposing tht we Inve to pas throwgh hi gua 0 hink the page rm new Ube ser and ome the together of he ta Tranaons ve odo wih beeen spaces wth dynamic usage in ‘beeen Allis mightcem very congenial to hinking the cv an {eendence we pas rom ite to init the fie pases ino fade. “Th in pangs see to rat oar sekng, moving rom the werk to God th send seems to rant God evan fom Hinsl 0 the ‘ld We have what ok ik ao medatian in the between Ing fom tothe togetheret of transcendence and mmanence Many Ive een tracted oth pcre, bt there are roubig shadow a Teimy be pl in respnae to diay fed transcendence, Dt aes owa prolems especial for tose who bold to something hike the ireducty of divine tranactndene, ven granng aration bet ‘evdton a nat ofthe divine tall eng “brnscendene” snot 3 word fred by Hel and be ood fr saying war a pilrophy of mmanence He dos havea el or the an Being at marked by elf tracendence, ating beyond sl, and mand sin being religous, Neverls he ese. Sn rection of God wh "beyond This for hi, pele rather ‘han any answer His anwer ea speculative pllsopy of olism Imanence Does th ot onl bt ect deformation fine tran ‘stadene wet Do wet stent ancendence a her sa wwe produce 4 "Goi tha ot Goda counter dole of God? AS Undesoad in he prest monotheicwadons, God ot ate retin bor stre, not hamnity or itory Thi na sige quate der ‘ce. Thisdifrence doesnot ove the hppeing of communiaton between God and thse sed oes, natal and hana, The comme sion etalon na between bt iota of vere Ing th dirence na dialects peultive whole Ina ace goer spec th dine ancendene has come to be seen a problema in modernity, dae othe rapa niocling end jeteton of ature, ad wo developments of human self tase240 Metaphyses beyond Dialectic ence epectly when defines interme af om cx tn omy. Alogi federation aint eft al ou thinking, tnd dine rancendence becomes viewed nan equivocal ght There ‘eum tobe not ony tenon bt cranny between ur aston my and divine wansendence How tink stony and trancendence together, when someting abot each sero tran apt the tes? “The Meal of autonomy emphases our determining power. Tame ence mus sess the importance of ome eer The rani ong ‘beyond oars toward what srt now oneself there ian oterest ‘ot etl to our el etermining. This tnscendence cannot ect ‘wth sn absouzed astonomy that abot fort The atone ‘his if sutonomy aba divine ranscndence ae tobe reaivd, I thtwansendence bsclate,stonomy mat berated Westen ‘modernity general bas been denn towed the fst ateromtve Hea propos a data pea sluton thi antnomy Finally there {Eo alte ratsendence a oer, The abate asl dtermination ‘earns al redarions to transcendence as ther by incading them ith {nts own sl-complting abroltenest nthe, Hegel the pte ofthe peg gen tos dterminton in modernity. preventing it Aneta speculative consummation. The able es dtermining being, dented with the ree self zetzaton of reson el. TThave mor fly egued the case cewhere® bat T think Hepes speculative dle of God i mated bys dle equa da Tet that ime anawer gues a the ation bebern God end aman, rlpion and plorophy ony to hie nw quran in ts purported answer We nd not imple evasion of dine ancendece ‘trate a deta seconfigurtion of te mening sch that ‘acy stad. Hegel enact a projet in contacting Go ‘rect his "God a projet dering fom rious oes, but deg {ng fom them in dec eonigurton of divine transcendence one wero analogy here, one mighty tht the proton ge ‘eared ito entity immanent sledetermiaton Divine ane dence se mere lets tobe ovecome tat inmanen determin tin. That is quo liga representatine they 6x the Sivine “beyond nan imegatv gazes whe he pict two athe emg CoA Cr? Analogy Dialectic, and Transcendence 241 eprsettion, he representations frm kept vine as i ta ‘eendence Hage wants to overcome hat ava”: the ely of te [goa repeentation ofthe beyond” et be conceptually vec in ew spctltedlectes unity. Tie not» eivcty tha eer Arences toa simple sameness bata nse ty tht conte ferences within ise, cading te purported dference of divine tn exndence 1 represettoal Se yes mays of hiking “Thi phoropbia owing of Go ha neq ng 0 ‘al Ope veal the manner in which seen eee fina the ‘Mh so prevalent in intellectual ander ie theme inf faced by Hea (thik cbviouly of people like Fevrbach and Mar) 1 think Hegel hms envisaged something more ike « osteo ‘mani, btn more exe hands his abc owing seems to pst ack it silent nepte dct and tence vet tet ‘ig and deconstruction ofall eligon Isnt now that wed to (Ge, bt there 0 taacendent God oom Abo kaowing tress humaine doable of God and invert atic ‘euch ofpureinmanene without God Kem version qua heart ‘or mara dem, hving ykded wo Hegel patie overcnbienc, replaced by ahamanstc aes, brs overconfident. The ec Tat aces o God lead tthe atte overcoming of God i thst 30 Gad. This po Hegelian ote, taken a aig of an eo a Fegelan dle one ran why one might wan to recone aga the way fangs preserving te drne rescence wile nth Ing the pss reton af mmanence and ransendence would takthie que: ets imiaton of ge that he doe nt Ine a plural see of beng? Such an atid sens, ot ack of, would sar act the meaning of poopy own tematic ie, We ‘wou have taf indeed posopby must be dete tthe ne total: igor rather tows play loge sbot to. This queton al fer hw we think ofthe plarirocy between religion ad pilex, and indeed ar. there no sese ofthe lure of beng, there ot the danger. thik ed sith Hep of earenc toa higher se eve unto The ghost of pinoea comer back ant in hat242 Metaplsis byond Dialectic ‘Te questo of puro als connected wth tbe question ofthe ‘ways we do and might ema) speak of God. There are many way, ‘vote mater ete especaly important wth ead othe rope prc for approaching ts sue of God IFT am ot mistaken nce for thee protons dines notably the adem epoch, "ake this to be asp om te wo uivcy ne fd in 0 many ses, and aot only in mae, scence and ehneogy Tina hw Sines unto has itsafteie auch of Geri ean, nd Indeed in coterporayposophis of nmanence (oe, eg. Dele “The parc arcuate space Between Immanene and wansce dence ir clap int the plane of mmanece beyond whlch nathg ‘enters tobe thought, nothing greater canbe thought, Howe arin the betwee, hw ne inka he betwen. gen rough nnd This true lo he betwen ning the sac of Aierencebeween us andthe divine. The proper protocols concer how ‘weal or nd artculted ths betweerapace, nd how mite ‘ete thought about the divine a sich With the notion of amaloy, ‘Aginariein eae place on this ee of prope prota, Analg demand nese which el kin of reverence fo the pop toca T know ta thr proper question of teas already ply cet posophiclthelogal new le Thome sal ‘more nese than specu dec? Tre came tack rm ths fo Aginas Sn betwee the tery of Hegel or Spine andthe unity af Kant, we nd thatthe sense of vie mysery Tooms age: the sense of he ncomprehensy af Gad le hage- Deu semper maor We oom tat Go not what God? We find the eicence of wisdom ofl offi that woud not de. to be ons pir wih the dine knowing, Teel ind of er not owing a dc ot lead othe abet ection above mesione ‘Thisnot owing nt an epistemic delet spl at the epaning and ‘0 e overcome by the filer development of knowing along th nm nest cominuum oft on e-bcoming One does notagueto hs wise exene simply a the ni cattes somthing of he eho oa ‘ther way of tought Witin theo thee ae inert ig pte get ee el Goer "oo Peete Tem Te a et Mar Analogy, Dilectc,and Transcendence 29 tances and determinate cognitions, bat he sense of astonishing mystery isin another dimension to such igoranes abd cognitions and compan Iona efor t determinate owing nd overcoming gore: ge punt argues through slong the cotinu om gnrence ‘to knowing, rm indeterminacy ts dterination and ote end of solute owing Percolting it the whale devdopeat isthe eas of Is thought as marked moe by eaonalisterecol to mystery no se tet oslo Theres pores ofrelpon an philosophy in Aga as which ediferen Religion the gest companining sister te oder ‘Ste of psopy that care fr the primal eernce? Ter ao Siren ect, obese The eal lect nthe sae a ‘he moder dic oe thogh one fds coll verition on da Tope. mean wed in Aguas ney cleat Glue of thot ts, Scie, sonable engument in quan and ane The sna Ie atcttectoni and sytematc bt ifn ao than the Wei ver son of tem, Theater mingles the Spoon sense ofthe One withthe anti cal (ample, adsped and modi to be sr) for ample ur of he categories dered fom oe penile There Hoene for divine mer peraating trough the sna, sing up roma religious es wher abs he rate of peer keep ‘undoged the souls porosty othe dine. The spo the mystery af God hows the body of the work tough this not ays immed ev det onthe sua whet sometimes kindof foes uve ats “Aginass way of proceeding, More ratonalis hlsophers ted neo be atuned to that sap and tars Aguna thought ot a Scholae lore tthe prototype af moders atonal (uppose the mana sy of pectaging hanes evidences ha vry mach) Thee wo Kind of ‘eve this in Hegel in tht relgon i more peed to piosopy tthe irr of bsltnes. uso fal the move ulna tv, ot the sped eevee thought of what comes rm beyond ‘ur thought, Bos nd a a 9) in ct Sr tty tdi mle nd i hn ds Soest ye ig SSetedev key where dem244 Metaphstes beyond Dialectic “he see of mystery int unconnected with ology. The whole ie se figurative expression ofthe die io ours, etal ere, nd hee are many kinds of fgue, metaphoric, sul, enalogial y- etal to mame four I eonsdeempecaly important The mater of ‘logy des rise the ise of wheter fr there an skit ta seendence of figures. Thoe captive to univocytend fo ble we ca ‘ppl: figures wth proper meanings. But ca the proper mcnings themes be determined ith fl sooty? Thi i impose with God, tere san analogy wih regard pro he vation, doe this too suppl the gare wh the proper Theo dob even if thee Isa proper one and tht proper One God Tice a proper One Unt ex ‘cedsal ures and say and eer beyond oar determination The vil make God able anvea ens up with a God In fain of one it fe om an el Tso ead re legos and thei hough sin ig urs, We are yiagto gre out wt he vine igh elie. The kee. cso rece an aemato of what God ib gn the tine being of God. none igurecan be eatiely rato God The qution of the Bure sas somthing wth implication farther of hls uosopber ze aio fring things ut I hike of eon a ‘heli Real for stan, he ne or tld in Pat Teun {ae of wimate rigs and ndedporpone buts presented okey story. Thirst tothe utr of bee in ist fx ere thea «otal ight tunes in eveling the icone road ofthe iy (Our eed of gues in ling with God av fen ele argue tin and econgursion fhe ethos of ing he pede configu Ingo tat eos was more prea to cochuiatins between i nd reson theslogy an posi worth ting thatthe ok bs ‘more nivel entolopie spcanc in Pat sense of the conmoe it the Timaes (9b) ald hatte entirely necesry the comme be ‘cru iam pis annke tnd om komon etn tins ena) —and this in tandm withthe ge importance of geometry. The ode onfguaton pats the ser on 4 mare roughing (mathemati) "es aig tap fal med nmap SSE ie can ia a as Analogy Dialectic, and Transcendence 245 nto tthe deprecation of the Sguratve oa question euro 1, peshap permis inate play bot rty of preci rath, alo tends close off the prot of eigon and pasepy by ist Ing thatthe ero Become ete autonomous ands dtemining ‘And yet rloulyspeang thre ime rath inthe Sete fr gre Sach Sree ental a faring of how the divin i figared x inde esl rth, Dire tines wl be nied fo mete divine ees flere gre adobe exept fr Agus, Crit for Nitache, Dingo, One thin aio of GM. Hopnss poem ‘Kingses Cache Tor Cust plays ia en thous aces, Lovely Inns an lovely in yes nots To theater hough theatres of se ces “he Hepln suaton of Sure into concept ot gute what ‘os npotat One ld hm tha the ures ca be more timate Tyee othe mystery of eanscendence than ronal ence ing sn ullseé-dtemiing power to pluck out he bat ofthe yt Fe tes, fours canbe teed it ls. But ts oes re that we an tls manatctae losin concep. The ls do ot have oben wood for tne or pint By comparison wth how Hege! canes thereto 1 Vrtelngand Beg the doiie of analogy eqiesieet ap. roach ote gue In ep the mediation of gare and hoop les to pilosopieal comprehension andthe representation i taken 0 sare complet self compreheson. This ot the wan Aguas both kos and theaogy came to nis whee sesber can mae sch f-ing chim Tis true atthe eganing cs trae tthe end ‘What we rece, what we are ive, preches any wich a our of le nermining hough Thre sen open betwee, ae the gare ano Iemma trae tos openness pe artclton othe porto the been space—not only between pilsopy and thelogy—bat alo ‘enon al ought in zaanence and divi, Dvn i both ta scenden and inanen, lune in the gue tough « more ceveent fines, ose othe rceing porosty of payer thant any atv sl deerminstion of rtonlanton- ‘ese for mystery en all devoid of dee and esting perples- 1 Gp Many ping Ge ty pn Her Wk xe aps ay ene246 Metaphysics beyond Dialectic is. anlogy we Sn retin of smenes and diene. nando sof proportion, ea reton of elton st ab ct we ‘hin of aalgy with repudt prs her equ, wed me Sad the pope One! If we ae concerned tha common Be try this vel be something dtr and hence rae move def a= ‘etion Butts God his One eserves mptry even a i hos "eo there i o determinate we can Bt on abt. The way of ‘hi "propanor” exceeds una! deemistion and dsl sel deemination i sgn ofthe dopants How then article ‘hs I mer indeterminate the nan elo way? Thi mt veysbe erly tou any naming of God, whether gratin (Qe Sone Hep response to int that indetermincy ge wy einition, eb Seal to self etermining hoop. Bat hs at tothe God who stones nd perplex woul sy we ate ttt ofthe divine aes then determina on bot ain ec ofl detemioation and wledeteminatios die mystery sia the (patie) meno of the vedere. God ‘isthe "nining” One we ae ming for Gos ming because the least snising God being everywhere and nowhere Tie Ss Sige forth whats ot there and ye inimatey thre in al hat thee No dtemi- nat unio, Indeterminate uno ose derminng dae ould be posse ifeach was not posed by this sel eseving ove deerimcy ta yet comiunsts eg owt is From tome the bling power ofl artculatns though ts ato be ened wth ermine and seltdeterminton ston. Sorines we ema oak on what looks ean empty spice: there eet be nething thee Butts thea the enabling and reese companoniog ower Baten lows ll hts thre ith i ng here at al. enable, eae Able heres nothing wan fom he bled fort reseed eg forthe good of el. The hl of ies nt thee where we place o i poste ied figure. AT the end of thought Aquinas might ake a gare ‘flownesto speak ois thoughts tion tothe highes vider mh ut oe ‘Analogy, Dislectic and Transcendence 247 1 ight be latng hee wo conadr the natre f the "Ihe a" we fod in analogy. There iro single waicl "when we sy anaogoesty (Ge lat doer hat the Sun sk athe Goo: asthe Sn sto he vile ‘the Good ioe ine Related oh Agua pes ofan ans ar- dopo and will ear otis Het lokt the analog!" which oq the "i" ano obvi the edscton of dferences tos uate ent, Bu what ofthe"? Ata pilowopher of being, Agua i com ited othe ultmacy ofthe "whether othe dona of ine ce ‘ono ih pu to Goda pum exe pers sions and beyond {ie determination. ‘Conse here ww find in Kat Hd of" ba tin the frm ofan "wif Kantian inking fe nero by Gul dierencebt he dossny tht we ne thin God ented. The round of tis 'as ‘arin what nin qulfed see namely ur moral being Neverthe less + Kind of equvciton overs oer he Kantian "ar Kant" lefnaly prot ransondence. God eulativede whom we ‘ust pstlits,but whom we enact uti ob, hough we mst ‘ink of being, oder to ender ction! cicUmancs ne tell crcl oor moral nature. Mach nce coud be sl about this ‘ut Kat sees kep to close oa certain cautious evo approach Now tis "yex! now nsw we must det now now mec now othing if we dave to hao, we know oly appearances, ating ofthe thing elf now we ae resales wth ow scams we go be yo them, even in plating them. Hage ung on what we an take be equa in Kant postal Jing "w if cing we canot rake eligi ouside of some roe “sr We cannot deny the ting sel inl witout in some th sense arming it to be. A projected elo lp not ore than oui in sme sen ens be cotati Even to be eae tire it be cna n sme sense. Hep repo by alec Iyetracting the projected "beyond back it mmanene He completes the aceeton”lat wascendence by reeng t d brngng the "be yond?” tack ste sore, aly rmanence