Justice as a Virtue: A Thomistic Perspective
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- Synopsis
- &“Aquinas,&” says Jean Porter, &“gets justice right.&” In this book she shows that Aquinas offers us a cogent and illuminating account of justice as a personal virtue rather than a virtue of social institutions, as John Rawls and his interlocutors have described it — and as most people think of it today. Porter presents a thoughtful interpretation of Aquinas&’s account of the complex virtue of justice as set forth in the Summa theologiae, focusing on his key claim that justice is a perfection of the will. Building on her interpretation of Aquinas on justice, Porter also develops a constructive expansion of his work, illuminating major aspects of Aquinas&’s views and resolving tensions in his thought so as to draw out contemporary implications of his account of justice that he could not have anticipated.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781467445818
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780802873255
- Publisher:
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Date of Addition:
- 11/02/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Jean Porter
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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