Thomas Aquinas on human nature : a philosophical study of Summa theologiae 1a, 75-89 /

Pasnau sets the philosophy in the context of ancient and modern thought, looking at some of the most difficult areas of Aquinas's thought: the relationship of soul to body, workings of sense and intellect, will and passions, and personal identity.

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Main Author: Pasnau, Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Essential Features (QQ75-76)
  • 1. Body and soul
  • 2. immateriality of soul
  • 3. unity of body and soul
  • 4. When human life begins. Excursus metaphysicus: Reality as actuality
  • pt. II. Capacities (QQ77-83)
  • 5. soul and its capacities
  • 6. Sensation
  • 7. Desire and freedom
  • 8. Will and temptation
  • pt. III. Functions (QQ84-89)
  • 9. Mind and image
  • 10. Mind and reality
  • 11. Knowing the mind
  • 12. Life after death. Epilogue: Why Did God Make Me?