Date of Award
Fall 1995
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Hinze, Christine F.
Second Advisor
Ashley, Benedict
Abstract
For St. Thomas Aquinas (1224/25ft74), moral theory is a practical discipline. It is primarily concerned with free acts by which Christians, cooperating with divine grace, make their way to God. The topic of virtue assumes center stage in Thomistic moral theology precisely because it is virtue which enables the justified to perform good acts consistently so as to reach their final end. the face-to-face vision of God...
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