The Virtuous Cooperator: Modeling the Human in an Ecologically Endangered Age

Authors

Jame Schaefer, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

25 p.

Publication Date

2003

Publisher

Brill Academic Publishers

Source Publication

Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion

Source ISSN

1363-5247

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1163/156853503321916273

Abstract

A theological model of the human is needed to prompt responsible thinking about and acting within the physical world. Some basic components for modeling the human as a virtuous cooperator appear in the teachings of Thomas Aquinas. When appropriated cautiously and informed broadly by contemporary scientific findings, this model provides a promising way of thinking about humans in relation to other species and ecological systems, a framework for acting responsibly, and the motivation for making this behavior habitual.

Comments

Accepted version. Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2003): 171-195. DOI. © 2003 Brill. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Schaefer, Jame, "The Virtuous Cooperator: Modeling the Human in an Ecologically Endangered Age" (2003). Theology Faculty Research and Publications. 253.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theo_fac/253