The great medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas (1224/6-1274) was
Dominican regent master in theology at the University of Paris, where
he presided over a series of questions - academic debates - on ethical
topics. This volume offers translations of disputed questions on the
nature of virtues in general, the fundamental or 'cardinal' virtues of
practical wisdom, justice, courage, and temperateness, the divinely
bestowed virtues of hope and charity, and the practical question of
how, when and why one should rebuke a 'brother' for wrongdoing. The
introduction explains how Aquinas's theory of virtue fits into his
ethics as a whole, and it illuminates Aquinas's views by explaining
the institutional and intellectual context in which these disputed
questions were debated.
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Product details
ISBN
9780511113710
Published
2013
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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