Description: Further DetailsTitle: Perfecting Human ActionsCondition: NewSubtitle: St. Thomas Aquinas on Human Participation in Eternal LawEAN: 9780813216720ISBN: 9780813216720Publisher: The Catholic University of America PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/30/2009Description: During the last few centuries, a practical dichotomy between God and humans has developed within moral theory. As a result, moral theory tends to focus only on humans where human autonomy is foundational or only on God where divine commands capriciously rule. However, the moral theology of Thomas Aquinas overcomes this dichotomy. For Thomas, humans reach their perfection by participating in God's wisdom and love. ""Perfecting Human Actions"" explores the ways humans participate in eternal law - God's wisdom that guides and moves all things to their proper action. The book begins with a thoughtful examination of the philosophic recovery of the notion of participation in Thomistic metaphysics. It then explains Thomas' theological understanding of the notion of participation to show how humans are related to God. It is discovered that when performing human actions, humans participate in the eternal law in two ways: as moved and governed by it, and cognitively. In reference to participation as moved and governed, humans are directed by God to their proper end of eternal happiness. This mode of participation can be increased by perfecting the natural inclinations through virtue, grace, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In reference to cognitive participation, humans as rational creatures can know their proper end and how to attain it. Through this knowledge of moral truths, the intellect participates in the eternal law. Cognitive participation is perfected by the intellectual virtues (especially faith) and the gifts of the Holy Spirit (especially wisdom). The book concludes by showing how the notion of human participation in the eternal law is a much better foundation for moral theory than the contemporary notion of autonomy.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: John RzihaGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityItem Weight: 508gRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Perfecting Human Actions
Title: Perfecting Human Actions
Subtitle: St. Thomas Aquinas on Human Participation in Eternal Law
EAN: 9780813216720
ISBN: 9780813216720
Release Date: 07/30/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Perfecting Human Actions : St. Thomas Aquinas on Human Participation in Eternal Law
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: History & Surveys / Medieval, Christian Theology / General, Natural Law, Christian Theology / Ethics
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 17.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Religion, Philosophy
Author: John Michael Rziha
Item Length: 8.8 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
