The perfection of desire habit, reason, and virtue in Aquinas's Summa theologiae

"Aquinas claims that the virtues are habits, that is to say, stable dispositions oriented towards desires of a certain kind. As such, like all habits they presuppose rationality and enable a distinctively human way of feeling and acting. Thus, if we want to make sense of what Aquinas says about...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Porter, Jean, 1955- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press 2018
Colección:The Père Marquette Lecture in Theology ; 2018
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Sumario:"Aquinas claims that the virtues are habits, that is to say, stable dispositions oriented towards desires of a certain kind. As such, like all habits they presuppose rationality and enable a distinctively human way of feeling and acting. Thus, if we want to make sense of what Aquinas says about rationality and the virtues, it makes sense to turn first to the more fundamental ways in which habits generally speaking are shaped by and responsive to reason" -- Editor
Descripción Física:157 páginas : fotografía (blanco y negro) ; 19 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (página 151)
ISBN:9781626005082