Treatise on the Virtues
Author | : St. Thomas Aquinas |
Publisher | : University of Notre Dame Pess |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780268158033 |
ISBN-13 | : 0268158037 |
Rating | : 4/5 (037 Downloads) |
Download or read book Treatise on the Virtues written by St. Thomas Aquinas and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Treatise on the Virtues, Aquinas discusses the character and function of habit; the essence, subject, cause, and meaning of virtue; and the separate intellectual, moral, cardinal, and theological virtues. His work constitutes one of the most thorough and incisive accounts of virtue in the history of Christian philosophy. John Oesterle's accurate and elegant translation makes this enduring work readily accessible to the modern reader.