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The second edition of Aquinas, On Law, Morality, and Politics
retains the selection of texts presented in the first edition but
offers them in new translations by Richard J. Regan--including that
of his Aquinas, Treatise on Law (Hackett, 2000). A revised
Introduction and glossary, an updated select bibliography, and the
inclusion of summarizing headnotes for each of the
units--Conscience, Law, Justice, Property, War and Killing,
Obedience and Rebellion, and Practical Wisdom and
Statecraft-further enhance its usefulness.
Richard J. Regan's new translation of texts from Thomas Aquinas'
Summa Theologica II-II--on the virtues prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance--combines accuracy with an accessibility
unmatched by previous presentations of these texts. While remaining
true to Aquinas' Latin and preserving a question-and-answer format,
the translation judiciously omits references and citations
unessential to the primary argument. It thereby clears a path
through the original especially suitable for beginning students of
Aquinas. Regan's Introduction carefully situates Aquinas' analysis
of these virtues within the greater ethical system of the Summa
Theologica , and each selection is introduced by a thoughtful
headnote. A glossary of key terms and a select bibliography are
also included.
Offering the first complete translation into modern English of
Aquinas' unfinished commentary on Aristotle's Politics, this
translation follows the definitive Leonine text of Aquinas and
reproduces in English those passages of William of Moerbeke's
exacting yet elliptical translation of the Politics from which
Aquinas worked. Bekker numbers have been added to passages from the
Politics for easy reference. Students of the history of political
thought will welcome this study of a great classic, a commentary by
a student of Aristotle who is also a great political theorist in
his own right.
This new translation of the Treatise on Law offers fidelity to the
Latin in a readable new version that will prove useful to students
of the natural law tradition in ethics, political theory, and
jurisprudence, as well as to students of Western intellectual
history.
What is the meaning of human life? The Summa Theologica is, in
effect, Thomas Aquinas' answer to this question. With the goal of
showing why human beings exist, their destiny, and how they can
achieve it, Aquinas argues that human beings exist to know God,
that their destiny is to enjoy the vision of him in the next life,
that they need to act properly in this life in order to be worthy
of their destiny, and that the Church's sacraments are the means to
do so. The Summa Theologica represents a major attempt to introduce
the method and principles of Aristotle into the study of Christian
theology. Intended for an educated general audience and
philosophical neophytes, A Philosophical Primer on the Summa
Theologica will help readers become better acquainted with Aquinas'
thought, summarily expressing his positions and arguments largely
in his own terms. Using an innovative format, author Richard Regan
makes available in one volume a more integrated view of Aquinas'
philosophy in the Summa Theologica.
This compact collection of philosophical texts from the Summa
Theologica --on God, creation, the soul, human acts, moral good and
evil, love, habits, virtue, and law--is presented newly translated
in abridged form and cast in a modified version of the medieval
quaestio . Included are only the most important objections and
Aquinas' replies; appeals to scriptural, theological, and
philosophical authorities have been omitted. Unlike the ordering of
the originals, questions and answers are here presented prior to
objections and replies; the result is a sharp, rich, topically
organized question-answer presentation of Aquinas' major
philosophical arguments within a brief compass. A general
Introduction, headnotes, a glossary, an index, and a select
bibliography offer expert guidance to the work of this major
philosopher.
Richard J. Regan's new translation of texts from Thomas Aquinas'
Summa Theologica II-II--on the virtues prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance--combines accuracy with an accessibility
unmatched by previous presentations of these texts. While remaining
true to Aquinas' Latin and preserving a question-and-answer format,
the translation judiciously omits references and citations
unessential to the primary argument. It thereby clears a path
through the original especially suitable for beginning students of
Aquinas. Regan's Introduction carefully situates Aquinas' analysis
of these virtues within the greater ethical system of the Summa
Theologica , and each selection is introduced by a thoughtful
headnote. A glossary of key terms and a select bibliography are
also included.
This new translation of the Treatise on Law offers fidelity to the
Latin in a readable new version that will prove useful to students
of the natural law tradition in ethics, political theory, and
jurisprudence, as well as to students of Western intellectual
history.
On Power (De Potentia) is one of Aquinas's ''Disputed Questions''
(a systematic series of discussions of specific theological
topics). It is a text which anyone with a serious interest in
Aquinas's thinking will need to read. There is, however, no English
translation of the De Potentia currently in print. A translation
was published in 1932 under the auspices of the English Dominicans,
but is now only available on a CD of translations of Aquineas
coming from the InteLex Corporation. A new translation in book form
is therefore highly desirable. However, the De Potentia is a very
long work indeed (the 1932 translation fills three volumes), and a
full translation would be a difficult publishing proposition as
well as a challenge to any translator. Recognizing this fact, while
wishing to make a solid English version of the De Potentia
available, Fr. Richard Regan has produced this abridgement, which
passes over some of the full text while retaining what seems most
important when it comes to following the flow of Aquinas's thought.
Offering the first complete translation into modern English of
Aquinas' unfinished commentary on Aristotle's Politics, this
translation follows the definitive Leonine text of Aquinas and
reproduces in English those passages of William of Moerbeke's
exacting yet elliptical translation of the Politics from which
Aquinas worked. Bekker numbers have been added to passages from the
Politics for easy reference. Students of the history of political
thought will welcome this study of a great classic, a commentary by
a student of Aristotle who is also a great political theorist in
his own right.
This compact collection of philosophical texts from the Summa
Theologica --on God, creation, the soul, human acts, moral good and
evil, love, habits, virtue, and law--is presented newly translated
in abridged form and cast in a modified version of the medieval
quaestio . Included are only the most important objections and
Aquinas' replies; appeals to scriptural, theological, and
philosophical authorities have been omitted. Unlike the ordering of
the originals, questions and answers are here presented prior to
objections and replies; the result is a sharp, rich, topically
organized question-answer presentation of Aquinas' major
philosophical arguments within a brief compass. A general
Introduction, headnotes, a glossary, an index, and a select
bibliography offer expert guidance to the work of this major
philosopher.
The central positoin of St. Thomas Aquinas in the pantheon of
Catholic thinkers along with St. Augustine of Hippo more than
justifies ongoing attnetion to his thought and contributions to
philosophy, theology, and medieval culture. This volume is an
anthology of the passages of his "Summa Theologia "on human nature
or the "human constitution."
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