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On Evil (Disputed Questions)
Saint Thoma Aquinas
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Description for On Evil (Disputed Questions)
Paperback. This is an English translation of St. Thomas Aquinas' work "On Evil". Translator(s): Oesterle, John A.; Oesterle, Jean T. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 907.
Many great thinkers have wrestled with the topic of evil. St. Thomas Aquinas's disputed question On Evil merges as the longest and most comprehensive study on the subject of evil available.
This long-awaited translation is based on the critical edition of the Latin text published by the Leonine Commission in 1982. The disputed question De malo (On Evil) was first presented as a series of oral debates at the University of Paris (1263-1272) and subsequently recorded in the form in which it now appears. The length of the work and the thoroughness of the treatment is eloquent testimony of the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268037147
SKU
V9780268037147
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About Saint Thoma Aquinas
The late John A. Oesterle was the author of Logic: The Art of Defining and Reasoning and the translator of Treatise on Happiness (Notre Dame Press, 1983) and Treatise on the Virtues (Notre Dame Press, 1984). Jean T. Oesterle is the translator of St. Thomas's and Cajetan's Commentary on Aristotle's Perihermeneias (On the Enunciation).
Reviews for On Evil (Disputed Questions)
“This is a major milestone in translation and a welcome addition to the opus of the great saint available in translation. Highly recommended.” —The Reader’s Review “Those who have the required time and tenacity will be richly rewarded by [Aquinas’s] treatment of a perennial problem.” —Books and Culture “Great care has been lavished on the text, and the result is ... Read more