Thomas Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Human Act
$32.99 ( ) USD
- Author: Can Laurens Löwe, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities ‘Human Abilities’, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin
- Date Published: June 2021
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108968768
Find out more about Cambridge eBooks
$
32.99 USD
( )
Adobe eBook Reader
Other available formats:
Paperback, Hardback
Looking for an examination copy?
If you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
This book offers a novel account of Aquinas's theory of the human act. It argues that Aquinas takes a human act to be a composite of two power-exercises, where one relates to the other as form to matter. The formal component is an act of the will, and the material component is a power-exercise caused by the will, which Aquinas refers to as the 'commanded act.' The book also argues that Aquinas conceptualizes the act of free choice as a hylomorphic composite: it is, materially, an act of the will, but it inherits a form from reason. As the book aims to show, the core idea of Aquinas's hylomorphic action theory is that the exercise of one power can structure the exercise of another power, and this provides a helpful way to think of the presence of cognition in conation and of intention in bodily movement.
Read more- Offers a detailed account of Aquinas's metaphysics of the human act
- Shows how Aquinas's action theory is informed by his hylomorphism
- Brings Aquinas's action theory into dialogue with contemporary work on human agency
Reviews & endorsements
'This book is an important contribution from a rising scholar who is already making his mark. Historically well-researched and philosophically incisive, Löwe's account of Act Hylomorphism opens up rich new avenues for considering Aquinas's action theory and will surely become indispensable reading.' Thérèse Cory, University of Notre Dame
See more reviews‘This book makes an innovative and impressive contribution to the field of Thomistic studies of human agency. … it is also highly original and engaging.’ Colleen McCluskey, The Thomist
‘… a powerful and plausible interpretation of Aquinas’s writing on human acts.’ Jeffrey Hause, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: June 2021
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108968768
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I. The General Framework:
1. What is a Human Act?
Part II. Choice Hylomorphism:
2. Practical Judgment
3. The Judgment of Choice
4. Volition and its Dependence on Judgment
5. Choice: Its Intrinsic and its Extrinsic Form
Part III. Act Hylomorphism:
6. The Hylomorphic Structure of the Human Act
7. The Ontology of Bodily Human Acts
8. The Ontology of Mental Human Acts
9. Aquinas's Act Hylomorphism Today
Appendix. Judgment and Composition and Division.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×