Aquinas and the Human Person: Essays in Thomistic Anthropology - Softcover

Payne, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530951720 ISBN 13: 9781530951727

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Medieval philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas accepted the definition of "person" offered by Boethius: that a person is "an individual substance of rational nature." By focusing on the human person's "rational nature" rather than on functional abilities, we are able to see today's bioethical issues more clearly and deal with them more compassionately. These essays also deal with human free will, the non-corporeal soul, natural law and modern science, the human beatific end, and many other topics.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530951720
• ISBN 13: 9781530951727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232