Wisdom, Law, and Virtue: Essays in Thomistic Ethics

by Lawrence Dewan and Lawrence Dewan O.P.

The focus of this book is morals--how human beings should live their lives. For Dewan (and Thomas Aquinas) "morals" is "the journey of the rational creature toward God."

While philosophical considerations are central here, Christian revelation and its truth constitute an enveloping context. These essays treat the history of philosophy as a development that proceeds by deepening appreciation of basic questions rather than the constant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823227960
• ISBN13: 9780823227969
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"