Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature: A Philosophical Study of Summa Theologiae, 1a 75-89

ISBN-13: 9780521001892 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 516 str.

Robert Pasnau

Opis

This major new study of Thomas Aquinas, the most influential philosopher of the Middle Ages, offers a clear and accessible guide to the central project of Aquinas's philosophy--the understanding of human nature. Robert Pasnau sets the philosophy in the context of ancient and modern thought, and argues for groundbreaking proposals for understanding some of the most difficult areas of Aquinas's thought--the relationship of soul to body, the workings of sense and intellect, the will and the passions, and personal identity.

Recenzje

' … a fine addition to the growing literature on the angelic doctor. it will be profitably read by beginning students and seasoned scholars alike.' Theoria

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Essential Features (QQ75-76); 1. Body and soul; 2. The immateriality of soul; 3. The unity of body and soul; 4. When human life begins; Excursus metaphysics: reality as actuality; Part II. Capacities (QQ77-83); 5. The soul and its capacities; 6. Sensation; 7. Desire and freedom; 8. Reason and temptation; Part III. Functions: (QQ84-89); 9. Mind and image; 10. Mind and reality; 11. Knowing the mind; 12. Life after death; Epilogue: Why did God make me?