Contingency and Fortune in Aquinas's Ethics

by John R. Bowlin

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Bowlin argues that the strength of Aquinas' moral theology is his assumption about our common lot: the good we desire is difficult to know and to will, particularly because of contingencies of various kinds--within ourselves, in the ends and objects we pursue, and in the circumstances of choice. Since contingencies are fortune's effects, Aquinas insists that fortune makes good choice difficult. Bowlin explores Aquinas' treatment of virtue, agency,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521620198

ISBN13:9780521620192

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:250 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Catholicism Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Education & Reference Ethics Ethics & Morality History & Surveys Medieval Thought Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Saints Theology

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