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Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham
Thomas M Osborne Jr
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Paperback. This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in Medieval Scholastic thought: Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in Medieval Scholastic thought: Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. Thomas, along with his teacher Albert the Great, was instrumental in the medieval reception of the action theory of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. Scotus and Ockham were part of a later Franciscan theological tradition. Thomas, Scotus, and Ockham worked in the context of a new moral theology that focused on the description and evaluation of human acts. Organized thematically, discussing the causes of human action, the ... Read more
This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in Medieval Scholastic thought: Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. Thomas, along with his teacher Albert the Great, was instrumental in the medieval reception of the action theory of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. Scotus and Ockham were part of a later Franciscan theological tradition. Thomas, Scotus, and Ockham worked in the context of a new moral theology that focused on the description and evaluation of human acts. Organized thematically, discussing the causes of human action, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813228747
SKU
V9780813228747
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About Thomas M Osborne Jr
Thomas M. Osborne Jr is professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, USA.
Reviews for Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham
Osborne has synthesized a significant amount of material in a clear, instructive way. The volume concisely testifies to the rich tradition of medieval Aristotelianism, and Osborne expertly points to areas of similarity and dissimilarity in the respective accounts of human action by Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham, as well as their varying degrees of indebtedness to ancient and Patristic sources."" - ... Read more