- Hardcover: 172 pages
- Publisher: Routledge (31 Jan 2012)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 041589994X
- ISBN-13: 978-0415899949
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 743,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This is a work of lasting value and deep and careful scholarship that makes a serious contribution to three fields at once: the exegesis of Aquinas, theological ethics and philosophical virtue ethics. Andrew Pinsent has written a book that no one working in these areas will be able to afford to ignore, and which makes a real contribution, in particular, to getting the study of Aquinas’s virtue ethics, as something radically distinct from Aristotelian virtue ethics, firmly onto the academic agenda." --Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, Open University, UK
"In this intriguing re-reading of Thomas’s virtue ethics, Andrew Pinsent firmly resists the reduction of Thomist ethics to a mere variation on Aristotelian ethics, and shows with meticulous attention to the texts how Thomas's theology of grace and of the 'gifts' vitally transforms his understanding of virtue. The discussion is animated by reference to contemporary analyses of ‘second-person relatedness’ in social science, a move which is bound to be contentious but is remarkably thought-provoking." --Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK
"This is an exhilarating book. If Dr. Pinsent’s central thesis about the radically non-Aristotelian character of Aquinas’s theory is right, he has given us a fresh and important insight into the latter’s understanding of the virtues and a greater appreciation of its genius. If it is wrong, we are still left with a treasure trove of fascinating ideas that might be applied to the interpretation of both authors, but especially Aquinas." --Kevin Flannery, Professor of Philosophy, Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy
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"This is a work of lasting value and deep and careful scholarship that makes a serious contribution to three fields at once: the exegesis of Aquinas, theological ethics and philosophical virtue ethics. Andrew Pinsent has written a book that no one working in these areas will be able to afford to ignore, and which makes a real contribution, in particular, to getting the study of Aquinas's virtue ethics, as something radically distinct from Aristotelian virtue ethics, firmly onto the academic agenda." --Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, Open University, UK "In this intriguing re-reading of Thomas's virtue ethics, Andrew Pinsent firmly resists the reduction of Thomist ethics to a mere variation on Aristotelian ethics, and shows with meticulous attention to the texts how Thomas's theology of grace and of the 'gifts' vitally transforms his understanding of virtue. The discussion is animated by reference to contemporary analyses of 'second-person relatedness' in social science, a move which is bound to be contentious but is remarkably thought-provoking." --Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK "This is an exhilarating book. If Dr. Pinsent's central thesis about the radically non-Aristotelian character of Aquinas's theory is right, he has given us a fresh and important insight into the latter's understanding of the virtues and a greater appreciation of its genius. If it is wrong, we are still left with a treasure trove of fascinating ideas that might be applied to the interpretation of both authors, but especially Aquinas." --Kevin Flannery, Professor of Philosophy, Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy
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