In this Book
- Knowing the Natural Law: From Precepts and Inclinations to Deriving Oughts
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
Knowing the Natural Law traces the thought of Aquinas from an understanding of human nature to a knowledge of the human good, from there to an account of ought-statements, and finally to choice, which issues in human actions. The much discussed article on the precepts of the natural law (I-II, 94, 2) provides the framework for a natural law rooted in human nature and in speculative knowledge. Practical knowledge is itself threefold: potentially practical knowledge, virtually practical knowledge, and fully practical knowledge.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- 1. The Problem
- pp. 1-25
- 2. The Text
- pp. 26-43
- 3. Inclinations
- pp. 44-60
- 6. The Will
- pp. 108-125
- 8. Obligation
- pp. 150-174
- 9. Principles
- pp. 175-200
- 10. Action
- pp. 201-230
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-236
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813227344
Related ISBN(s)
9780813227337
MARC Record
OCLC
908127315
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-28
Language
English
Open Access
No