Beatitude and Moral Law in St. Thomas
The author interprets the ethical theory of St. Thomas Aquinas as a kind of deontological intuitionism. Although the concept of the supreme good or beatitude does not serve as the criterion of right action, it is shown that it does play an important role as a guiding and unifying thread in the life...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1977
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1977, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-195 |
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Summary: | The author interprets the ethical theory of St. Thomas Aquinas as a kind of deontological intuitionism. Although the concept of the supreme good or beatitude does not serve as the criterion of right action, it is shown that it does play an important role as a guiding and unifying thread in the life of the human agent. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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