A comparative analysis of Cicero and Aquinas : nature and the natural law / Charles P. Nemeth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nemeth, Charles P., 1951- author.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in ancient philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Natural law.

Philosophy of nature.

Physical Description:

xv, 192 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

Charles P. Nemeth investigates how, despite their differences, these two figures may be the most compatible brothers in ideas ever conceived in the theory of natural law. Looking to find common threads that run between the philosophies of these two great thinkers of the Classical and Medieval periods, this book aims to determine whether or not there exists a common ground whereby ethical debates and dilemmas can be evaluated. Does comparison between Cicero and Aquinas offer a new pathway for moral measure, based on defined and developed principles? Do they deliver certain moral and ethical principles for human life to which each agree? Instead of a polemical diatribe, comparison between Cicero and Aquinas may edify a method of compromise and afford a more or less restrictive series of judgements about ethical quandaries.

Contents:

Background and context: Cicero and Aquinas

Nature and the natural order in Cicero and Aquinas

Cicero and Aquinas: nature and reason

Cicero and Aquinas on the natural law

Cicero and Aquinas: compatibility and contrast.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350009462

1350009466

OCLC:

957139278