Aquinass Moral Theory Essays In Honor Of Norman Kretzmann Scott Macdonald Editor Eleonore Stump Editor by Scott Macdonald (editor); Eleonore Stump (editor) instant download after payment.

Aquinas's discussions of moral issues are extensive, and range well beyond the narrowly defined set of issues in the modern tradition of moral philosophy. This volume explores the ethical dimensions of a wide selection of philosophical and theological topics in Aquinas's texts. It covers topics central to ethics, such as happiness, moral virtue, and natural law, as well as related topics pertaining to the metaphysical basis of Aquinas's account of goodness, the ramifications of his ethical concerns for his philosophy of language, and the significance of his philosophical psychology for his ethics.The volume is divided into three sections focusing, respectively, on issues concerning moral theory and moral theology, moral psychology and practical reason, and moral theory in philosophy of language and metaphysics. The authors—distinguished scholars of medieval philosophy—bring to these issues a variety of approaches and viewpoints. By creatively sampling the breadth of Aquinas's reflections on ethical issues and exploring some of the significant connections that tie his moral thought to other parts of his philosophical and theological system, they display the richness and depth of Aquinas's moral thinking.

Modern Editions of Aquinas's Works

Introduction

I. Moral Theory And Moral Theology

Aquinas on Aristotelian Happiness

Wisdom: Will, Belief, and Moral Goodness

Saint Thomas and the Principle of Double Effect

Ideals of Scientia moralis and the Invention of the Summa theologiae

II. Moral Psychology And Practical Reason

Aquinas on the Passions

Practical Reasoning and Reasons-Explanations: Aquinas's Account of Reason's Role in Action

Aquinas on Exceptions in Natural Law

III. Moral Theory In Philosophy Of Language And Metaphysics

Aquinas on Significant Utterance: Interjection, Blasphemy, Prayer

Thomas Aquinas on the Good: The Relation between Metaphysics and Ethics

Degrees of Being, Degrees of Goodness: Aquinas on Levels of Reality

Norman Kretzmann's Publications on Aquinas