Title: The primacy of love : an introduction to the ethics of Thomas Aquinas /
Authors: Wadell, Paul J.
Publisher: Paulist Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Thomas, Ethics.; Ethics, Medieval.; Virtues History.
Contents: 1. Meeting a Man with Designs on Us -- 2. Why We Do Anything At All: A Look At Human Behavior -- 3. Happiness: The One Thing Everybody Wants -- 4. Charity: The Virtue of Friendship with God -- 5. The Passions and Affections in the Moral Life: Exploring the Primacy of Love -- 6. The Passions and Affections in the Moral Life: Finding the Strength to Go On -- 7. The Virtues: Actions That Guide Us to Fullness of Life -- 8. The Virtues: Finding Our Perfection in a Gift -- 9. What to Make of a God of Love? Some Conclusions about Aquinas's Vision of the Moral Life.