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Human action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, & William of Ockham / Thomas M. Osborne Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osborne, Thomas M. (Thomas Michael), 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Act (Philosophy).
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.
- Thomas.
- Duns Scotus, John, approximately 1266-1308.
- Duns Scotus, John.
- William, of Ockham, approximately 1285-approximately 1349.
- William.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 250 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Human action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2014].
- Summary:
- "This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in medieval Scholastic thought ... . Each chapter compares the three main figures on the same set of issues."--Jacket flap.
- Contents:
- Causes of the act
- Practical reason
- The stages of the act
- Evaluation and specification of the act
- Indifferent, good, and meritorious acts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813221786
- 0813221781
- OCLC:
- 867769676
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