Thomas Aquinas on Virtue

Thomas M. Osborne Jr (University of St Thomas, Houston)

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Cambridge University Press
23 June 2022

Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; History of religion

Thomas Aquinas produced a voluminous body of work on moral theory, and much of that work is on virtue, particularly the status and value of the virtues as principles of virtuous acts, and the way in which a moral life can be organized around them schematically. Thomas Osborne presents Aquinas's account of virtue in its historical, philosophical and theological contexts, to show the reader what Aquinas himself wished to teach about virtue. His discussion makes the complexities of Aquinas's moral thought accessible to readers despite the differences between Thomas's texts themselves, and the distance between our background assumptions and his. The book will be valuable for scholars and students in ethics, medieval philosophy, and theology.

By: Thomas M. Osborne Jr (University of St Thomas Houston)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781316511749
ISBN 10: 131651174X
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 23 June 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. The Definition of Virtue; 2. Intellectual and Moral Virtue; 3. Divisions of Moral Virtue; 4. Natural and Supernatural Virtue; 5. The Properties of Virtue; 6. Thomistic Virtue and Contemporary Thought; Conclusion.

Thomas M. Osborne, Jr is Professor in the Center for Thomistic Studies and the Department of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. His publications include several books on medieval ethics and moral psychology, and many articles in medieval, scholastic, and contemporary philosophy.