Virtue's splendor : wisdom, prudence, and the human good / Thomas S. Hibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hibbs, Thomas S.

Series:

Moral philosophy and moral theology ; no. 3.

Moral philosophy and moral theology ; no. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

x, 246 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2001.

Summary:

In Virtue's Splendor, Hibbs approaches the ethical thought of Thomas Aquinas in terms of the great debate of antiquity and the Middle Ages concerning the rivalry between the active and the contemplative lives, between prudence and wisdom as virtues perfective of human nature. In doing so, he puts before the reader the breadth of Aquinas's vision of the good life.

Contents:

Introduction: Obstacles to the Recovery of Aquinas's Teaching on the Human Good 1

1. Returning to the Human Things 26

Nature and Human Nature 26

Problems of Soul and Body 44

Person and Nature: The Dilemma of Freedom 55

Law, Freedom, and Nature 65

2. Precepts, Prudence, and Politics 86

From Law to Prudence 88

From Prudence Back to Law 108

Justice: Its Scope and Limits 119

Friendship, Politics, and Human Excellence 129

3. Contemplation and Prudence; Philosophy and Politics 138

Wisdom and/or Prudence 139

Negative Philosophy: The Limits of Metaphysics 155

4. Contemplation, Action, and Divine Artistry 163

The Ultimate End: Revelation's Dialectical Engagement of Nature 166

Prudence, Contemplation, and Charity 192

Beauty and Theological Pedagogy 200

The Narrative Shape of Creation and Redemption 207

Conclusion: The Good Life as the Practice of Truthfulness 222.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-243) and index.

ISBN:

0823220443

OCLC:

47650968