Aquinas’s Philosophical Commentary on the Ethics

A Historical Perspective

AvJ.C. Doig

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Is Aquinas's "Sententia libri Ethicorum" an interpretation of Aristotle based on "principles of Christian ethics"? Or do we see in the work a presentation of the foundation of Aquinas's moral philosophy? The author answers these questions by examining the historical context within which the "Sententia" was composed. Chapters 1 and 2 establish the work's role as a corrective to earlier commentaries. Chapter 3 examines philosophy at Paris between 1215 and 1283 and so reveals that Aquinas's proposal of a moral philosophy would have been unexceptional. Chapter 4's investigation of the principles underlying the moral theory of the "Sententia" makes it apparent that Aquinas regarded them as both philosophical and Aristotelian. The date to be assigned to the composition of the "Sententia" is studied in Chapter 5, with the conclusion that the work is quite probably the author's final proposal of moral doctrines. The closing chapter summarizes that moral philosophy against the historical background earlier adduced.

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Utgivningsdatum:2001-05-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:670 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Synthese Historical Library
Antal sidor:316
Upplaga:2001
Förlag:Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN:9780792369547

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'Door gedetailleerde argumentatie en grondig historisch onderzoek weet de auteur zijn these kracht bij te zetten. Op een moeilijk te weerleggen wijze toont hij aan dat de mogelijkheid van een wijsgerige ethiek bij Thomas niet alleen historisch belang heeft voor de interpretatie van Thomas maar tevens strookt met diens systeem. Daardoor kan deze studie ook voor een hedendaagse problematiek vruchtbaar worden gemaakt.' ["The author offers a cogent thesis based on detailed argumentation and thorough historical research. In a manner that is difficult to disprove, he shows that the possibility of philosophical ethics on the part of Thomas is not only of historical importance for the interpretation of Thomas, but is also consistent with Thomas' system. Therefore, this study could prove useful in dealing with present-day problems."] Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, 2003:2

Innehållsförteckning

1: Aquinas’s SLE and its 13th Century Predecessors.- 2: Aquinas and his Predecessors: Some Further Differences.- 3: Aspects of Philosophy in Paris: 1215–1283.- 4: The SLE: Philosophy or Theology?.- 5: Dating the SLE.- 6: The SLE in its Historical Context.- Index of Texts.- Index of Subjects and Names.