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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Previous Publication ix
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction 1
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Universal Considerations
- Chapter 1. Wisdom and Human Life: The Natural and the Supernatural 7
- Chapter 2. Wisdom as Foundational Ethical Theory in St. Thomas Aquinas 32
- Chapter 3. St. Thomas, Metaphysics, and Human Dignity 58
- Chapter 4. Truth and Happiness 68
- Chapter 5. Antimodern, Ultramodern, Postmodern: A Plea for the Perennial 85
- Chapter 6. Is Thomas Aquinas a Spiritual Hedonist? 99
- Chapter 7. Is Liberty the Criterion in Morals? 117
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The Will and Its Act
- Chapter 8. The Real Distinction between Intellect and Will 125
- Chapter 9. St. Thomas, James Keenan, and the Will 151
- Chapter 10. St. Thomas and the Causes of Free Choice 175
- Chapter 11. St. Thomas and the First Cause of Moral Evil 186
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Natural Law
- Chapter 12. St. Thomas, Our Natural Lights, and the Moral Order 199
- Chapter 13. Jacques Maritain and the Philosophy of Cooperation 213
- Chapter 14. Natural Law and the First Act of Freedom: Maritain Revisited 221
- Chapter 15. Jean Porter on Natural Law: Thomistic Notes 242
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Legal Justice
- Chapter 16. St. Thomas, the Common Good, and the Love of Persons 271
- Chapter 17. St. Thomas, John Finnis, and the Political Good 279
- Chapter 18. Thomas Aquinas, Gerard Bradley, and the Death Penalty 312
- Chapter 19. Death in the Setting of Divine Wisdom: The Doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas 326
- Chapter 20. Suicide as a Belligerent Tactic: Thomistic Reflections 336
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Various Virtues
- Chapter 21. Jacques Maritain, St. Thomas, and the Philosophy of Religion 349
- Chapter 22. Philosophy and Spirituality: Cultivating a Virtue 358
- Chapter 23. St. Thomas and the Ontology of Prayer 365
- Chapter 24. St. Thomas, Lying, and Venial Sin 374
- Chapter 25. Communion with the Tradition: For the Believer Who Is a Philosopher 387
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Methodological Postscript
- Chapter 26. ‘‘Obiectum’’: Notes on the Invention of a Word 403
- Chapter 27. St. Thomas and Moral Taxonomy 444
- Notes 479
- Bibliography 653
- Index 669
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Previous Publication ix
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction 1
-
Universal Considerations
- Chapter 1. Wisdom and Human Life: The Natural and the Supernatural 7
- Chapter 2. Wisdom as Foundational Ethical Theory in St. Thomas Aquinas 32
- Chapter 3. St. Thomas, Metaphysics, and Human Dignity 58
- Chapter 4. Truth and Happiness 68
- Chapter 5. Antimodern, Ultramodern, Postmodern: A Plea for the Perennial 85
- Chapter 6. Is Thomas Aquinas a Spiritual Hedonist? 99
- Chapter 7. Is Liberty the Criterion in Morals? 117
-
The Will and Its Act
- Chapter 8. The Real Distinction between Intellect and Will 125
- Chapter 9. St. Thomas, James Keenan, and the Will 151
- Chapter 10. St. Thomas and the Causes of Free Choice 175
- Chapter 11. St. Thomas and the First Cause of Moral Evil 186
-
Natural Law
- Chapter 12. St. Thomas, Our Natural Lights, and the Moral Order 199
- Chapter 13. Jacques Maritain and the Philosophy of Cooperation 213
- Chapter 14. Natural Law and the First Act of Freedom: Maritain Revisited 221
- Chapter 15. Jean Porter on Natural Law: Thomistic Notes 242
-
Legal Justice
- Chapter 16. St. Thomas, the Common Good, and the Love of Persons 271
- Chapter 17. St. Thomas, John Finnis, and the Political Good 279
- Chapter 18. Thomas Aquinas, Gerard Bradley, and the Death Penalty 312
- Chapter 19. Death in the Setting of Divine Wisdom: The Doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas 326
- Chapter 20. Suicide as a Belligerent Tactic: Thomistic Reflections 336
-
Various Virtues
- Chapter 21. Jacques Maritain, St. Thomas, and the Philosophy of Religion 349
- Chapter 22. Philosophy and Spirituality: Cultivating a Virtue 358
- Chapter 23. St. Thomas and the Ontology of Prayer 365
- Chapter 24. St. Thomas, Lying, and Venial Sin 374
- Chapter 25. Communion with the Tradition: For the Believer Who Is a Philosopher 387
-
Methodological Postscript
- Chapter 26. ‘‘Obiectum’’: Notes on the Invention of a Word 403
- Chapter 27. St. Thomas and Moral Taxonomy 444
- Notes 479
- Bibliography 653
- Index 669