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Index 155 ab initio problem, 117–18, 137 abnegation. See self-abnegation actions: acceptable vs. unacceptable, 41, 44; Aquinas’s account of, xivn5, 15, 20, 60, 68, 111, 121; Aristotle’s account of, 40, 67n33; autonomous, 117, 120–21; capacities for, 111, 124; control of, 9, 51–52, 55–58, 103–4, 105; good, 18, 39, 78, 102, 128; knowledge of, 32, 36, 75, 95–96, 99, 101, 103–4; ownership of, 136, 137, 138; performance of, 27, 28–29, 32, 34, 92, 93; prudence applied to, 73, 74, 75, 81, 131; reason directing, 78, 79, 82, 128; self-governance of, 119, 138; self-relations and, 53, 138; sinful, 88n31, 89, 90; virtuous, 42n20, 93; voluntary vs. involuntary, 96–98, 101, 126 actuality, Aquinas on, 11n21 affection: for the beloved, 13–14; union of, 7, 15 affinity, affective, 6, 12, 13 agency and agents, 33, 119; moral, 16, 41, 42n20, 129, 132; social/interpersonal dimensions of, 132–33. See also actions; autonomy; decision making; morality amor. See love angels, 18, 19 anthropology: Aquinas’s, 17, 61n17, 70–71, 141; Aristotle’s, 42n20 appetites, 12, 20, 34; Aristotle’s account of, 40, 67n33; lack of control over, 35–36; moving to action, 78, 82, 128; natural, 5–6, 19; rational, 6, 65n26, 67, 94, 137–38; sensitive, 5–6, 101–5, 135, 137–38. See also desires; passions aristocracy, 33–34 Aristotle, xv, 45, 96; Aquinas influenced by, xvi, 3; and the eudaimonist tradition , 39–43, 46; on friendship, 3–4, 7, 22, 42, 109, 133n33; Kant contrasted with, 41; on self-love, 8, 42–43, 140; on virtues, 39, 73, 105 Augustine, Saint, xvi, 91; on divine providence, 47n29, 58, 140; and the eudaimonist tradition, 47–52, 53, 140 authenticity, 116, 118, 120, 121–22, 123–24 authority: of God, xiii, xiv, 48–52, 53–59, 107, 140–41; proper, 106–8, 109, 110; of the state, 83–85, 130. See also moral authority g 156 Index authority requirement for selfgovernance , 27–28, 106–8; Aquinas’s satisfaction of, 53–54; Aristotle’s satisfaction of, 42; contemporary accounts of, 27–28; exercising, 93–94, 113, 140–41; Plato’s satisfaction of, 34, 38–39, 42; Socrates’ satisfaction of, 32; Stoics’ satisfaction of, 45. See also self-governance autonomy, 70n36, 124, 138; hierarchical accounts of, 116–21, 132; Kantian account of, 26, 45–46, 114–15, 116, 123, 129; moral, 120–21; psychological, 26n3, 127–28; Stoics’ account of, 45–46. See also choices; freedom, human; free will aversions, 88–89, 102 being, intellect’s apprehension of, 63, 66. See also God, as perfect being; human beings beloved, the, 11–12, 13–14, 17, 47 beneficence, 14 benevolence, 14 Boethius, 9, 54n3, 79 bravery, virtue of, 40–41. See also courage , virtue of; fortitude, virtue of Brickhouse, Thomas C., 29n4 Brock, Stephen L., 64–69 Burnell, Peter, 47n29 Callicles, Socrates’ dialogue with, 29–31, 36–37 cardinal virtues, 73–74 caritas. See charity, virtue of Cates, Diana Fritz, 102–3, 105 caution, 75, 77, 78–79, 81 charity, virtue of, 7, 13, 21n36, 91, 108n19 choices, 19, 20; bad, 76, 101, 132; moral, 41, 97; process of, 44, 89; rational, 103–4; right, 122, 124; self-governance in, 52, 119. See also autonomy; decision making; will, human Christman, John, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124 Chrysippus, 44n23 Cicero, 44, 48, 76 circumspection, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81 cities, degrees of degeneration in, 33–39, 97–98. See also state, the civil law, 83–85, 129–30 coercion, 26, 126 command, 75, 78 common good, 37, 59, 82–85, 100, 101, 129–30, 134n38. See also good, the; goodness common self-love, 3, 20, 21, 111–12. See also self-love community, 134n38 compatibilism, 135, 136 competence, 120n14, 124 concord, 14, 133–34. See also union concupiscence, 8, 12–13, 89. See also desires concupiscible passions, 7, 101–3, 105–6, 135 conscience, xiii, 22, 83, 100, 109 conveniens. See fittingness (conveniens) Cooper, John M., 45–46 Copleston, Frederick C., 69, 70 corporeality, 17–18, 21, 111. See also human beings counsel, prudence’s connection with, 75, 77, 78, 82, 99–100, 126–27, 128 courage, virtue of, 34, 121–22, 123, 135. See also bravery, virtue of; fortitude, virtue of Crosby, John, 1n1, 54n2 Davis, G. Scott, xivn5 decision making, 26n3, 40, 78–79, 90, 99, 127. See also autonomy; choices; free will deliberation, 40, 41, 75 democracies, 36–37, 38 Descartes, René, xvi [3.149.239.110] Project MUSE (2024-04...
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