Goodness and Rightness in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae

by James F. Keenan

Book Overview

This appraisal of two of the most fundamental terms in the moral language of Thomas Aquinas draws on the contemporary moral distinction between the goodness of a person and the rightness of a person's living. Keenan thus finds that Aquinas's earlier writings do not permit the possibility of such a distinction. But in his mature works, specifically the Summa Theologiae , Thomas describes the human act of moral intentionality, and even the virtues in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878405305
• ISBN13: 9780878405305
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher