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Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature: A Philosophical Study of Summa Theologiae, 1a 75-89
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature: A Philosophical Study of Summa Theologiae, 1a 75-89
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Robert Pasnau
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:516 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 155 |
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Category/Genre | Western philosophy - Medieval and Renaissance c 500 to c 1600 |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521001892
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Classifications | Dewey:128 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
6 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
12 November 2001 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This major new study of Thomas Aquinas, the most influential philosopher of the Middle Ages, offers a clear and accessible guide to the central project of Aquinas's philosophy--the understanding of human nature. Robert Pasnau sets the philosophy in the context of ancient and modern thought, and argues for groundbreaking proposals for understanding some of the most difficult areas of Aquinas's thought--the relationship of soul to body, the workings of sense and intellect, the will and the passions, and personal identity.
Reviews'... entertaining and intricate ... represents an adventurous free thinking philosophical rationalism that will no doubt irritate to distraction many of Aquinas' more possessive followers ...'. The Philosophical Quarterly ' ... a fine addition to the growing literature on the angelic doctor. it will be profitably read by beginning students and seasoned scholars alike.' Theoria
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