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Thomas M. Osborne - Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics - 9780268037239 - V9780268037239
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Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics

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Description for Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics Hardcover. This book debates the controversy over whether or not it is possible to love God more than oneself through natural powers alone. Thirteenth-century philosophers and theologians study how one's own good is achieved through virtuous action and how to adapt Aristotle's philosophical insights to a Christian framework. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.

In this book, Thomas M. Osborne, Jr., covers an important, but often neglected, aspect of medieval ethics, namely the controversy over whether or not it is possible to love God more than oneself through natural powers alone. In debating this topic, thirteenth-century philosophers and theologians introduced a high level of sophistication to the study of how one’s own good is achieved through virtuous action.

The central issue for medieval scholars was how to adapt Aristotle’s philosophical insights to a Christian framework. For Christians, loving God above all else was their central ethical duty. Most ancient and medieval Christians were also ... Read more

The arguments raised by the thirteenth-century philosophers and texts discussed in this book have important implications for natural law theories and virtue ethics and are essential for understanding the shift to modern moral theories. Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics will be invaluable to philosophers and theologians, particularly those concerned with medieval philosophy, moral psychology, the history of ideas, and ethics.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268037239
SKU
V9780268037239
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About Thomas M. Osborne
Thomas M. Osborne, Jr. is an assistant professor at the Center for Thomistic Studies, University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

Reviews for Love of Self and Love of God in Thirteenth-Century Ethics
"Twenty-first century readers are likely to be more interested in the love of self than the love of God. They may be surprised to find how much the understanding of each of these loves can teach us about the other. Thomas Osborne's excellent book makes thirteenth century ethics highly relevant to twenty-first century readers." —Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame ... Read more

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