God and Being - Paperbackby Nathan Lyons (Author) This Element examines how the Western philosophical theological tradition between Plato and Aquinas understands the relation between God and being. It gives a historical survey of the two major positions in the period: (a) that the divine first principle is 'beyond being' (e. g. Plato, Plotinus, and Pseudo Dionysius), and (b) that the first principle is 'being itself' (e. g. Augustine, Avicenna, and Aquinas). The Element