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Aquinas and Sartre: On Freedom, Personal Identity, and the Possibility of Happiness
Stephen Wang
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Description for Aquinas and Sartre: On Freedom, Personal Identity, and the Possibility of Happiness
Hardcover. Thomas Aquinas and Jean-Paul Sartre are usually identified with completely different philosophical traditions: intellectualism and voluntarism. This study shows that there are some profound similarities in their understanding of freedom and human identity. It is of interest to Aquinas and Sartre scholars. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Thomas Aquinas and Jean-Paul Sartre are usually identified with completely different philosophical traditions: intellectualism and voluntarism. In this original study, Stephen Wang shows, instead, that there are some profound similarities in their understanding of freedom and human identity. Aquinas gives far more scope than is generally acknowledged to the open-endedness of reason in human deliberation, and argues that we can transform ourselves in quite radical ways through our choices. Sartre famously emphasizes the radical nature of choice, but also develops a subtle account of rationality and of the factual limits we encounter in the world and in ourselves. And in ... Read more
Thomas Aquinas and Jean-Paul Sartre are usually identified with completely different philosophical traditions: intellectualism and voluntarism. In this original study, Stephen Wang shows, instead, that there are some profound similarities in their understanding of freedom and human identity. Aquinas gives far more scope than is generally acknowledged to the open-endedness of reason in human deliberation, and argues that we can transform ourselves in quite radical ways through our choices. Sartre famously emphasizes the radical nature of choice, but also develops a subtle account of rationality and of the factual limits we encounter in the world and in ourselves. And in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813215761
SKU
V9780813215761
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About Stephen Wang
Stephen Wang lectures in philosophy and systematic theology at Allen Hall, London, and is visiting lecturer in moral philosophy at St Mary's University College, Twickenham.
Reviews for Aquinas and Sartre: On Freedom, Personal Identity, and the Possibility of Happiness
A brilliant and original piece of work. Under Wang's probing examination Aquinas and Sartre emerge as ideal commentators on each other's work. Rarely have I seen such a combination of genuine scholarship and interpretative flair, in such a readable prose. - Timothy McDermott, editor of Thomas Aquinas: Selected Philosophical Writings ""Stephen Wang is exceptionally well-placed to discuss the intriguing and ... Read more