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The Ten Essays In This Collection Approach The Philosophy Of Thomas Aquinas Not Merely As An Object Of Scholarly Interest But Also As A Framework For Addressing Perennial Philosophical Questions, Even As They Are Raised And Debated In Our Own Times. The First Five Articles Are Expositions Of Important Philosophical Themes As Developed In Aquinas's Own Works. In The Last Five, The Authors Bring Aquinas's Thought To Bear On Contemporary Philosophical Discussions Of Metaphysical, Ethical, And Social Issues. In The First Essay, Kenneth L. Schmitz Explores The Centrality Of Esse In Aquinas's Thought And Shows The Richness Of This Notion By Chronicling The Changing Currents In Its Study Over The Course Of This Century. Next, Jorge J.e. Gracia Describes Aquinas's Distinctive Solution To The Age-old Problem Of The Ontological Status Of Universals. Turning To Ethical Themes, David M. Gallagher Outlines The Precise Nature Of Moral Goodness And How Thomas Relates It To His Metaphysical Understanding Of The Good. Gregory Martin Reichberg Takes Up The More Specific Issue Of The Possibility And Nature Of Moral Responsibility Within The Activity Of Theoretical Or Speculative Thought. In The Final

Author

David M. Gallagher

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813207902

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities