Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Publisher: Emmaus Academic ISBN: 1623401089 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 1688
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The most important work of the towering intellectual of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae remains one of the great seminal works of philosophy and theology, while extending to subjects as diverse as law and government, sacraments and liturgy, and psychology and ethics. In this volume St. Thomas gives a detailed account of human action, pleasure and pain, virtue and vice.
Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag ISBN: 3849689336 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 684
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The Summa Theologica is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas, and although unfinished, "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature." The work is intended as a manual for beginners in theology and also a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West. This is part 1-2, 'Pars Prima Secundae'.
Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag ISBN: 3849620905 Category : Languages : en Pages : 1828
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This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life The Summa Theologiæ (Latin: Compendium of Theology or Theological Compendium; also subsequently called the Summa Theologica or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225–1274), and although unfinished, "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature." It is intended as a manual for beginners in theology and a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God; Creation, Man; Man's purpose; Christ; the Sacraments; and back to God. (courtesy of wikipedia.com). This is part 1-2, 'Pars Prima Secundae'. In a chain of acts of will, man strives for the highest end. They are free acts, insofar as man has in himself the knowledge of their end (and therein the principle of action). In that the will wills the end, it wills also the appropriate means, chooses freely and completes the consensus. Whether the act be good or evil depends on the end. The "human reason" pronounces judgment concerning the character of the end; it is, therefore, the law for action. Human acts, however, are meritorious insofar as they promote the purpose of God and his honor. By repeating a good action, man acquires a moral habit or a quality which enables him to do the good gladly and easily. This is true, however, only of the intellectual and moral virtues (which Aquinas treats after the manner of Aristotle); the theological virtues are imparted by God to man as a "disposition", from which the acts here proceed; while they strengthen, they do not form it. The "disposition" of evil is the opposite alternative. An act becomes evil through deviation from the reason, and from divine moral law. Therefore, sin involves two factors: its substance (or matter) is lust; in form, however, it is deviation from the divine law. Contents: • Treatise on the last end (qq. 1 to 5) • Treatise on human acts: Acts peculiar to humans (qq. 6 to 21) • Treatise on the passions (qq. 22 to 48) • Treatise on habits (qq. 49 to 54) • Treatise on habits in particular (qq. 55 to 89): Good habits, i.e. virtues (qq. 55 to 70) • Treatise on law (qq. 90 to 108) • Treatise on grace (qq. 109 to 114)
Author: Saint Aquinas Thomas Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 1246
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In 'Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae)' by Saint Aquinas Thomas, the reader is presented with a profound exploration of theological issues through a meticulous combination of philosophy and theology. Written in the literary context of scholasticism, this work is structured as a series of questions and answers, reflecting a systematic and logical approach to the subject matter. Saint Aquinas Thomas delves into various moral and ethical topics, providing insightful arguments and exploring the complexities of human nature and the divine. His clear and concise writing style makes this complex material accessible to readers, guiding them through intricate theological concepts with clarity and precision. As a highly influential theologian and philosopher of the Catholic Church, Saint Aquinas Thomas's work in 'Summa Theologica' is a testament to his deep knowledge and intellectual prowess. Born in Italy in the 13th century, his scholarly background and dedication to the study of theology and philosophy shaped the content of this seminal work. Through his extensive understanding of both faith and reason, Saint Aquinas Thomas offers readers a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of theological principles. I highly recommend 'Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae)' to readers interested in delving into the depths of theological inquiry and exploring the intersection of philosophy and theology. Saint Aquinas Thomas's masterful exposition of complex theological ideas is sure to inspire contemplation and stimulate intellectual curiosity in anyone seeking a deeper understanding of moral and ethical issues.
Author: Thomas Aquinas Publisher: ISBN: 9789357249805 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Summa Theologiae: Complete Set" is a comprehensive collection of Thomas Aquinas' monumental work, offering profound insights into Christian theology and philosophy. Dive into the brilliance of Aquinas as he explores the nature of God, moral theology, and the purpose of existence. This transformative set unveils the timeless wisdom of one of history's greatest theological minds.
Author: Anthony Malagon Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1498584772 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 276
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Traditional philosophizing has generally depended upon reason as its primary access to truth. Subjective experiences such as feelings, the passions, and emotions have typically been viewed as secondary to reason, untrustworthy, or both. The Religious Existentialists and the Redemption of Feeling revisits how the movement of existentialism, via the religious existentialists, has contributed to a rethinking of the role of subjective experience, in contrast to the rationalist and idealist traditions, thus reframing the importance of feelings in general for the philosophical enterprise as a whole. Through the considerations of a variety of thinkers, this collection provides a fresh look at the contributions of twentieth-century existentialists, thereby re-contextualizing the very notion of existentialism, offering a powerful and genuine re-evaluation of the significance of subjectivity, and underscoring the continued relevance of the religious existentialists.
Author: Celia Deane-Drummond Publisher: ISBN: 0198843348 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 298
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This book is the first volume on the evolution of wisdom. Using a combination of ethnographic and ethological studies, it shows how key moral attributes of compassion, justice and wisdom are woven into relationships with animals.
Author: Celia E. Deane-Drummond Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192581511 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 288
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Why do humans who seem to be exemplars of virtue also have the capacity to act in atrocious ways? What are the roots of tendencies for sin and evil? A popular assumption is that it is our animalistic natures that are responsible for human immorality and sin, while our moral nature curtails and contains such tendencies through human powers of freedom and higher reason. This book challenges such assumptions as being far too simplistic. Through a careful engagement with evolutionary and psychological literature, Celia Deane-Drummond argues that tendencies towards vice are, more often than not, distortions of the very virtues that are capable of making us good. After beginning with Augustine's classic theory of original sin, the book probes the philosophical implications of sin's origins in dialogue with the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur. Different vices are treated in both individual and collective settings in keeping with a multispecies approach. Areas covered include selfishness, pride, violence, anger, injustice, greed, envy, gluttony, deception, lying, lust, despair, anxiety, and sloth. The work of Thomas Aquinas helps to illuminate and clarify much of this discussion on vice, including those vices which are more distinctive for human persons in community with other beings. Such an approach amounts to a search for the shadow side of human nature, shadow sophia. Facing that shadow is part of a fuller understanding of what makes us human and thus this book is a contribution to both theological anthropology and theological ethics.
Author: St. Thomas Aquinas
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