Tao and Trinity: Notes on Self-Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy, 2014

The Chinese Tao and the Western Trinity have a fundamental unity of theme: the unity of opposites. Both are connected with problems as broad and diverse as how to describe the entire universe, how a system can talk about itself, the relationship between symbols and realities, and the nature of signs and sacraments.

Introduction 1. The Being of Illusion 2. The Greeks and Greek Issues 3. Plato and Followers 4. Aquinas 5. Being and Appearance Conclusion Appendix One: Why Triads? Appendix Two: Eriugena

Scott Austin is Senior Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University, USA.