Aquinas on Imitation of Nature

Source of Principles of Moral Action

Wojciech Golubiewski, Tianyue Wu

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The Catholic University of America Press
07 January 2022

Philosophy; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600

Aquinas on Imitation of Nature highlights and explores the doctrine of the imitation of nature, a crucial aspect of Aquinas' metaethics and fills the gap in research on Aquinas' moral doctrine and theory of action. It conveys Aquinas' doctrine of the imitation of nature as a natural feature of right practical reason regarding moral thinking and action, indeed as an indispensable feature of virtuous flourishing in individual and communal aspects of human life.

The book starts with an overview of some of recent interpretations of Aquinas' moral doctrine and natural law, introducing the need to explore the role of the imitation of nature in human practical reasoning and action in this area of Aquinas' teaching. The chapters that follow are based on a careful reading of selected texts of Aquinas, and gradually develop a thorough and comprehensive picture of his doctrine of the imitation of nature as a source of practical principles. The final chapter provides various examples of how Aquinas understands the imitation of nature in the realm of moral reasoning and action.

The originality of this volume comes from its account of Aquinas' medieval doctrine of the imitation of nature, in light of which the principles of right practical reason and virtuous action are congruent with and epistemologically dependant upon the basic terms of the movements of natural, sensible, non-rational agents. Through its thorough reading of Aquinas on the imitation of nature, the book aims to open new ways of appropriation of the metaphysical and natural tenets of his moral doctrine in the areas of theory of action, practical reason, natural law, and contemporary virtue ethics.

By: Wojciech Golubiewski, Tianyue Wu
Imprint: The Catholic University of America Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9780813234557
ISBN 10: 0813234557
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 07 January 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wojciech Golubiewski is assistant professor of philosophy at Fujen Catholic University and associate researcher of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Polish Academy of Science. Tianye Wu is associate professor of philosophy at Peking University.