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Narrative and the Natural Law: An Interpretation of Thomistic Ethics

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Description for Narrative and the Natural Law: An Interpretation of Thomistic Ethics Paperback. This study offers an alternative to rigid, legalistic interpretations of the substantial discussions of law in Thomas Aquinas's "Summa theologiae" and defends his ethics from charges of excessive legalism. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.

With Narrative and the Natural Law Pamela Hall brings Thomistic ethics into conversation with ongoing debates in contemporary moral philosophy, especially virtue theory and moral psychology, and with current trends in narrative theory and the philosophy of history. Pamela M. Hall’s study offers a solid, challenging alternative to rigid, legalistic interpretations of the substantial discussion of law in Aquinas’s Summa theologiae and defends Aquinas’s ethics from charges of excessive legalism.

Hall argues that Aquinas’s characterization of the content and relationship of natural, human and divine law indicates that his understanding of the quest for the human good is practical, communal, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268014858
SKU
V9780268014858
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About Pamela M. Hall
Pamela M. Hall is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Reviews for Narrative and the Natural Law: An Interpretation of Thomistic Ethics
"Hall's interpretation of the natural law is philosophically sophisticated and theologically satisfying . . . . She has shown how it is possible to affirm the existence of a natural law, with real normative content, without denying either the importance of history and experience, or the necessity of divine guidance in moral matters. Those who were inclined to reject a ... Read more

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