On the Virtues Book PDF, ePub eBook

Join our eBook service for unlimited books & audiobooks. Get a free 7 day subscription! ↓↓↓↓↓


Book Descriptions:

In light of current interest in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, rediscovery of the work of John Capreolus (1380-1444) is particularly important. Known to the Renaissance theologians who succeeded him as "prince of Thomists," he established a mode of Thomistic theological and philosophical engagement that has set the pattern for Thomistic thinkers after him. Twentieth-century scholarship on Capreolus tended to focus on questions concerning metaphysics, the person, and the beatific vision. The purpose of the present translation of his questions on the virtues is to bring to the fore another aspect of his thought, his theological ethics.

Capreolus's great work, his Arguments in Defense of the Theology of St. Thomas, constitutes a significant juncture in the history of Western theology. In one respect it is an exercise in the traditional genre of question-commentaries on Peter Lombard's Book of Sentences, a twelfth-century work that had been the official textbook of theology at the University of Paris. In Capreolus's hands, however, the format of the traditional Sentences commentary itself becomes a pretext for accomplishing a purpose more original than that of any preceding commentator on Lombard's work, namely to defend the thought of Aquinas against his late thirteenth- and early fourteenth-century adversaries, including John Duns Scotus, Durandus of St. Pourçain, and Peter Aureole.

The selection from Capreolus's work represented in this translation shows him defending Aquinas's conclusions on faith, hope, charity, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the virtues against such adversaries. With a spirit of generosity in quotation, Capreolus lets each adversary have his say, but the outcome of the disputes is never in question, as Capreolus on each point leads the reader towards a view of the superiority of the Thomistic position.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kevin White is associate professor of philosophy at The Catholic University of America and editor of Hispanic Philosophy in the Age of Discovery. He has edited texts by Aquinas and Peter of Auvergne and has published articles on the thought of Aquinas.
Romanus Cessario, O.P., is professor of systematic theology at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. In addition to numerous articles and reviews, Cessario has authored, coauthored, or edited several books, including The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics and Introduction to Moral Theology (forthcoming, CUA Press).

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:

"This translation is likely to be of value not only to those interested in the history of Thomism, Thomistic moral theory, and medieval texts on ethics, but also to those intrigued by current debates about freedom and obligation in virtue ethics."―Joseph Koterski, S.J., International Philosophical Quarterly

"[This book] will be welcomed by all who are interested in the current renewal of virtue-based morality. The translators have succeeded admirably in putting Capreolus's text into accurate and readable English."―Michael J. Dodds, O.P., Theological Studies

"At a time of increasing interest in virtues in general, and in St. Thomas' treatment of virtues in particular, this book is an invitation to deep and substantive reflection on the reality of the virtues in the moral and spiritual life. . . . White and Cessario have translated Capreolus into fine and lucid English. They have not compromised the precision and consistency of the original and have nonetheless produced a fine work in English. Capreolus has very worthy translators and English-speaking scholars can be grateful indeed. On the Virtues is a work of high scholasticism. . . . For those who have given study to virtue, who have read Aquinas, and would like to think yet more deeply about virtue with precision and distinction, who wish to enter into a longstanding, and ric

On the Virtues by John Capreolus

From reader reviews:

David Tillery:

Information is provisions for folks to get better life, information presently can get by anyone on everywhere. The information can be a knowledge or any news even an issue. What people must be consider when those information which is within the former life are difficult to be find than now could be taking seriously which one is appropriate to believe or which one the resource are convinced. If you obtain the unstable resource then you get it as your main information there will be huge disadvantage for you. All those possibilities will not happen inside you if you take On the Virtues as your daily resource information.

Carol Smith:

The reserve untitled On the Virtues is the reserve that recommended to you to see. You can see the quality of the book content that will be shown to anyone. The language that author use to explained their way of doing something is easily to understand. The author was did a lot of exploration when write the book, to ensure the information that they share to you personally is absolutely accurate. You also can get the e-book of On the Virtues from the publisher to make you considerably more enjoy free time.

Victoria Manson:

Do you have something that you like such as book? The e-book lovers usually prefer to select book like comic, limited story and the biggest an example may be novel. Now, why not trying On the Virtues that give your pleasure preference will be satisfied by simply reading this book. Reading practice all over the world can be said as the means for people to know world considerably better then how they react in the direction of the world. It can't be claimed constantly that reading addiction only for the geeky person but for all of you who wants to possibly be success person. So , for all you who want to start looking at as your good habit, you are able to pick On the Virtues become your own starter.

Sheila Dickerson:

Many people said that they feel bored when they reading a publication. They are directly felt the item when they get a half elements of the book. You can choose the book On the Virtues to make your personal reading is interesting. Your own skill of reading proficiency is developing when you such as reading. Try to choose easy book to make you enjoy to read it and mingle the sensation about book and examining especially. It is to be initial opinion for you to like to open up a book and go through it. Beside that the reserve On the Virtues can to be a newly purchased friend when you're feel alone and confuse in what must you're doing of that time.