Aquinas on Mind

ISBN-13: 9780415113069 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 192 str.

Anthony Kenny

Opis

This book shows how the mature writings of Thomas Aquinas, although written in the 13th century, have much to offer the modern philosophical reader concerned with the nature of the human mind and the relationship between intellect and will, body and soul. Anthony Kenny makes accessible those parts of Aquinas' system which are of enduring value. He presupposes no knowledge of Latin or of medieval history, and relates Aquinas' system to a tradition of philosophy of mind inaugurated in the Anglo-American community by Wittgenstein and Ryle.

Recenzje

` Aquinas on Mind brings out the depth and interest of the texts it discusses and should thus bring St Tonmas back in the centre of an extremely important debate which of course has ramifications well beyond the boundaries of academic philosophy.' - The Tablet

Spis treści

Preface Abbreviations 1. Why read Aquinas? 2. Mind and metaphysics 3. Perception and imagination 4. The nature of the intellect 5. Appetite and will 6. The freedom of the will 7. Sense, imagination and intellect 8. Universals of thought 9. Knowledge of particulars 10. Self-knowledge 11. The nature of the Soul 12. Mind and body Notes Further reading Index

O autorze

Sir Anthony Kenny, Anthony Kenny