Right Practical Reason: Aristotle, Action, and Prudence in Aquinas

Author:   Daniel Westberg (Assistant Professor in Theological Ethics, Assistant Professor in Theological Ethics, University of Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 September 1994
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Right Practical Reason: Aristotle, Action, and Prudence in Aquinas


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Author:   Daniel Westberg (Assistant Professor in Theological Ethics, Assistant Professor in Theological Ethics, University of Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.452kg
ISBN:  

9780198267317


ISBN 10:   0198267312
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 September 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The character of practical reason: introduction - prudence and moral theology; the Aristotelian background; Thomistic practical reason. Part 2 Intellect, will and action: the metaphysics of agency; cognition and volition; liberium arbitrium , principle of action; the distinctiveness of Thomistic psychology. Part 3 Analyzing the process of action: stages in human action; intention; decision; deliberation; execution. Part 4 Rectifying practical reason: prudence and the integration of action; error, sin and defective action; prudence as a virtue; law and prudence; prudence and love.

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Westberg is well-acquainted with recent Aristotelian scholarship, and convincing in his readings of Aquinas's texts....Its meticulous scholarship and its balanced originality make it well worth the effort for anyone who is interested either in the interpretation of Aristotle...or in a more accurate understanding of Aquinas's contribution to the psychology of human action and the nature of good moral decision-making. There is a good index, and an excellent bibliography. --The Heythrop Journal<br> .,. this is a very important book. To any student of Aquinas, Westberg presents a strong bibliography, restores the distinctiveness of prudence, has restructured our understanding of the process of moral reasoning, and highlighted the importance of decision not as a simple act of will, but rather as the act of a rational agent. --Theological Studies<br> .,. anyone with a serious interest in medieval ethics should read Westberg's study. --The Philosophical Review<br>


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