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Cardinal Virtues

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Description for Cardinal Virtues Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.

Richard J. Regan's new translation of texts from Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica II–II--on the virtues prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance--combines accuracy with an accessibility unmatched by previous presentations of these texts. While remaining true to Aquinas' Latin and preserving a question-and-answer format, the translation judiciously omits references and citations unessential to the primary argument. It thereby clears a path through the original especially suitable for beginning students of Aquinas. Regan's Introduction carefully situates Aquinas' analysis of these virtues within the greater ethical system of the Summa Theologica, and each selection is introduced by a thoughtful headnote. A glossary of key ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872207462
SKU
V9780872207462
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About Regan Richard
Richard J. Regan is a Research Professor of Political Science, Fordham University.

Reviews for Cardinal Virtues
Thomas Aquinas is still known in ethics primarily as the quintessential theorist of natural law—this despite the fact that his writings on that subject are quite meager in comparison to his exhaustive and masterly treatments of the virtues. The result of Richard Regan's labors is an introduction to Thomas' moral philosophy that is much more indicative of Thomas' rich reflections ... Read more

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