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Aquinas, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion: Metaphysics and Practice
Thomas Hibbs
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hardcover. Brings Aquinas into conversation with contemporary ethics and philosophy of religion Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
In Aquinas, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion, Thomas Hibbs recovers the notion of practice to develop a more descriptive account of human action and knowing, grounded in the venerable vocabulary of virtue and vice. Drawing on Aquinas, who believed that all good works originate from virtue, Hibbs postulates how epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, and theology combine into a set of contemporary philosophical practices that remain open to metaphysics. Hibbs brings Aquinas into conversation with analytic and Continental philosophy and suggests how a more nuanced appreciation of his thought enriches contemporary debates. This book offers readers a new appreciation of Aquinas and articulates a metaphysics integrally related to ethical practice.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253348814
SKU
KTS0037545
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About Thomas Hibbs
Thomas Hibbs is Dean of the Honors College and Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Culture at Baylor University. He is author of Virtue's Splendour: Wisdom, Prudence, and the Human Good and Dialectic and Narrative in Aquinas: An Interpretation of the Summa Contra Gentiles.
Reviews for Aquinas, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion: Metaphysics and Practice
A remarkable teacher takes us on an exciting journey to recover Aquinas, following the contours of a graduate course to engage contemporary philosophers who might seem unlikely protagonists. Yet they become salient foils for unveiling the secret of Aquinas' metaphysical inquiry: a 'distinctive sort of intellectual activity closely allied to the imagination and always including appropriate emotional response' (p. 161). This daring venture both demands and displays a formidable familiarity with contemporary philosophy—from ethics to epistemology, metaphysics to theology, incorporating analytic with continental modes of reflection. With a judiciously critical eye given deft and gracious expression, we are moved gracefully among worlds of discourse, as we acquire the skills needed to compare them. Yet that is precisely what good teachers can do.April 2009
David Burrell, C.S.C.
Uganda Martyrs UniversityKampala, UGANDA
. . . this book suggests and models a new direction for the methodology of contemporary philosophical discourse.64 1/16/2008 (online)
Janine Marie Idziak
Intnl Journal for Philosophy of Religion
. . . This is a heady mixture of philosophy, theology, and aesthetics. . . . Highly recommended.
Choice
Hibbs . . . convincingly argues that the practice of seeking the good—both moral and intellectual—leads to and requires metaphysics, and not the reverse. . . . The book will help those who want to (1) revisit Aquinas's epistemology, metaphysics, and virtue ethic, especially in light of [Hibbs's] substantial previous work on these questions; (2) investigate [Hibbs's] broader theses about metaphysics; (3) generate a more convincing philosophical foundation and a more robust description of social accountability for virtue theory and narrative ethics; or (4) engage one or more of [Hibbs's] admirably diverse interlocutors (Plantinga, MacDonald, Murdoch, Joyce, Turner, Marion, Zagzebski, Pieper, Gadamer, MacIntyre, Nietzsche, and others).March 2009
CRISTINA L. H. TRAINA
Northwestern University
David Burrell, C.S.C.
Uganda Martyrs UniversityKampala, UGANDA
. . . this book suggests and models a new direction for the methodology of contemporary philosophical discourse.64 1/16/2008 (online)
Janine Marie Idziak
Intnl Journal for Philosophy of Religion
. . . This is a heady mixture of philosophy, theology, and aesthetics. . . . Highly recommended.
Choice
Hibbs . . . convincingly argues that the practice of seeking the good—both moral and intellectual—leads to and requires metaphysics, and not the reverse. . . . The book will help those who want to (1) revisit Aquinas's epistemology, metaphysics, and virtue ethic, especially in light of [Hibbs's] substantial previous work on these questions; (2) investigate [Hibbs's] broader theses about metaphysics; (3) generate a more convincing philosophical foundation and a more robust description of social accountability for virtue theory and narrative ethics; or (4) engage one or more of [Hibbs's] admirably diverse interlocutors (Plantinga, MacDonald, Murdoch, Joyce, Turner, Marion, Zagzebski, Pieper, Gadamer, MacIntyre, Nietzsche, and others).March 2009
CRISTINA L. H. TRAINA
Northwestern University