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The Specification of Human Actions in St Thomas Aquinas

By Joseph Pilsner

The Specification of Human Actions in St Thomas Aquinas

By Joseph Pilsner

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Thomas Aquinas believed that human actions have species, such as theft or almsgiving. A problem arises, however, concerning his teaching on how such moral kinds are determined. Aquinas uses five different terms - end, object, matter, circumstance, and motive - to identify what gives species to human actions. Although similarities in meaning can be discerned between certain of these terms, apparent differences between others make it difficult to grasp how all five could refer to what specifies human actions. Joseph Pilsner examines and compares Aquinas's understanding of these five terms to see if a consistent account of his teaching on specification can be proposed.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
286
Release Date:
2006-07-06
Publication Date:
2006-04-27
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199286051
ISBN13:
9780199286058
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
538 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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