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Aquinas On Virtue

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Author : Nicholas Austin
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-18

Aquinas On Virtue written by Nicholas Austin and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-18 with Philosophy categories.

Aquinas on Virtue: A Causal Reading is an original interpretation of one of the most compelling accounts of virtue in the Western tradition, that of the great theologian and philosopher Thomas Aquinas (1224–1274). Taking as its starting point Aquinas's neglected definition of virtue in terms of its "causes," this book offers a systematic analysis of Aquinas on the nature, genesis, and role of virtue in human life. Drawing on connections and contrasts between Aquinas and contemporary treatments of virtue, Austin argues that Aquinas’s causal virtue theory retains its normative power today. As well as providing a synoptic account of Aquinas on virtue, the book includes an extended treatment of the cardinal virtue of temperance, an argument for the superiority of Aquinas's concept of "habit" over modern psychological accounts, and a rethinking of the relation between grace and virtue. With an approach that is distinctively theological yet strongly conversant with philosophy, this study will offer specialists a bold new interpretation of Aquinas’s virtue theory while giving students a systematic introduction with suggested readings from his Summa Theologiae and On the Virtues.

Commentary On Thomas Aquinas S Virtue Ethics

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Author : J. Budziszewski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-04

Commentary On Thomas Aquinas S Virtue Ethics written by J. Budziszewski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-04 with Philosophy categories.

This guide to St Thomas Aquinas' virtue ethics provides commentary on essential texts, rendering them accessible to all readers.

Ethics As A Work Of Charity

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Author : David Decosimo
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-23

Ethics As A Work Of Charity written by David Decosimo and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-23 with Religion categories.

Most of us wonder how to make sense of the apparent moral excellences or virtues of those who have different visions of the good life or different religious commitments than our own. Rather than flattening or ignoring the deep difference between various visions of the good life, as is so often done, this book turns to the medieval Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas to find a better way. Thomas, it argues, shows us how to welcome the outsider and her virtue as an expression rather than a betrayal of one's own distinctive vision. It shows how Thomas, driven by a Christian commitment to charity and especially informed by Augustine, synthesized Augustinian and Aristotelian elements to construct an ethics that does justice—in love—to insiders and outsiders alike. Decosimo offers the first analysis of Thomas on pagan virtue and a reinterpretation of Thomas's ethics while providing a model for our own efforts to articulate a truthful hospitality and do ethics in our pluralist, globalized world.

Treatise On The Virtues

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Author : St. Thomas Aquinas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-01-15

Treatise On The Virtues written by St. Thomas Aquinas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-15 with Philosophy categories.

In his Treatise on the Virtues, Aquinas discusses the character and function of habit; the essence, subject, cause, and meaning of virtue; and the separate intellectual, moral, cardinal, and theological virtues. His work constitutes one of the most thorough and incisive accounts of virtue in the history of Christian philosophy. John Oesterle's accurate and elegant translation makes this enduring work readily accessible to the modern reader.

Aquinas And The Infused Moral Virtues

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Author : Angela McKay Knobel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-02-15

Aquinas And The Infused Moral Virtues written by Angela McKay Knobel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-15 with categories.

This study locates Aquinas's theory of infused and acquired virtue in his foundational understanding of nature and grace. Aquinas holds that all the virtues are bestowed on humans by God along with the gift of sanctifying grace. Since he also holds, with Aristotle, that we can create virtuous dispositions in ourselves through our own repeated good acts, a question arises: How are we to understand the relationship between the virtues God infuses at the moment of grace and virtues that are gradually acquired over time? In this important book, Angela McKay Knobel provides a detailed examination of Aquinas's theory of infused moral virtue, with special attention to the question of how the infused and acquired moral virtues are related. Part 1 examines Aquinas's own explicit remarks about the infused and acquired virtues and considers whether and to what extent a coherent "theory" of the relationship between the infused and acquired virtues can be found in Aquinas. Knobel argues that while Aquinas says almost nothing about how the infused and acquired virtues are related, he clearly does believe that the "structure" of the infused virtues mirrors that of the acquired in important ways. Part 2 uses that structure to evaluate existing interpretations of Aquinas and argues that no existing account adequately captures Aquinas's most fundamental commitments. Knobel ultimately argues that the correct account lies somewhere between the two most commonly advocated theories. Written primarily for students and scholars of moral philosophy and theology, the book will also appeal to readers interested in understanding Aquinas's theory of virtue.

Thomas Aquinas On Virtue

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Author : Thomas M. Osborne Jr
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-23

Thomas Aquinas On Virtue written by Thomas M. Osborne Jr and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-23 with Philosophy categories.

Thomas Aquinas produced a voluminous body of work on moral theory, and much of that work is on virtue, particularly the status and value of the virtues as principles of virtuous acts, and the way in which a moral life can be organized around them schematically. Thomas Osborne presents Aquinas's account of virtue in its historical, philosophical and theological contexts, to show the reader what Aquinas himself wished to teach about virtue. His discussion makes the complexities of Aquinas's moral thought accessible to readers despite the differences between Thomas's texts themselves, and the distance between our background assumptions and his. The book will be valuable for scholars and students in ethics, medieval philosophy, and theology.

Virtue And Grace In The Theology Of Thomas Aquinas

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Author : Justin M. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-30

Virtue And Grace In The Theology Of Thomas Aquinas written by Justin M. Anderson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with Religion categories.

Explores how Aquinas's understanding of virtue developed as his consideration of sin, grace, and God's action in human life deepened.

Mencius And Aquinas

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Author : Lee H. Yearley
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1990-11-08

Mencius And Aquinas written by Lee H. Yearley and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-11-08 with Religion categories.

Offers a detailed comparative analysis of two thinkers from different traditions.

On Love And Virtue Theological Essays

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Author : Michael S. Sherwin
language : en
Publisher: Emmaus Academic
Release Date : 2018-12-01

On Love And Virtue Theological Essays written by Michael S. Sherwin and has been published by Emmaus Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with Religion categories.

What does it mean to love? What are the traits of character that support love’s activity? How does the economy of grace—the mission of Christ and the action of the Holy Spirit—elevate and transform human love, virtue, and the desire for happiness? In On Love and Virtue: Theological Essays, the eminent Dominican theologian Michael Sherwin considers how the Catholic tradition has addressed these questions. Fr. Sherwin places this tradition in dialogue with contemporary questions. Taking St. Thomas Aquinas as his primary guide, Fr. Sherwin reads St. Thomas in light of his biblical and patristic sources (especially St. Augustine) and engages contemporary developments in philosophy in order to deepen our understanding of how grace both heals and elevates human nature. Along the way, Fr. Sherwin considers the vocation of the theologian and the biblical and patristic understanding of the Christian call to moral apprenticeship and friendship with God.

Habits And Holiness

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Author : Ezra Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2021

Habits And Holiness written by Ezra Sullivan and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Philosophy categories.

"This comprehensive exploration of Thomas Aquinas's theology of habit takes habits in general as a prism for understanding human action and its influences and provides a unique synthesis of Thomistic virtue theory, modern science of habits, and best practices for eliminating bad habits and living good habits"--