Progress in the Good: A Defense of the Thomistic Unity Thesis
While vehemently defended by a number of ancient and medieval authorities, the unity of virtues thesis is rarely held by today’s ethicists. The modern-day critique is, generally, that if the unity thesis is true, no one is perfect – and thus there can be no discrete virtue attributions. A Thomistic...
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| description | While vehemently defended by a number of ancient and medieval authorities, the unity of virtues thesis is rarely held by today’s ethicists. The modern-day critique is, generally, that if the unity thesis is true, no one is perfect – and thus there can be no discrete virtue attributions. A Thomistic understanding of the theory is not susceptible to such critiques, avoiding the trap of “capped-off” virtue, holding that, over time, one becomes wholly virtuous as one aligns his life more and more with the true of reality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-564dbd6012be4804bc30faf9685976b22023-10-20T17:33:58ZengThe Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.Journal of Moral Theology2166-28512166-21182014-01-0131Progress in the Good: A Defense of the Thomistic Unity ThesisAndrew KimWhile vehemently defended by a number of ancient and medieval authorities, the unity of virtues thesis is rarely held by today’s ethicists. The modern-day critique is, generally, that if the unity thesis is true, no one is perfect – and thus there can be no discrete virtue attributions. A Thomistic understanding of the theory is not susceptible to such critiques, avoiding the trap of “capped-off” virtue, holding that, over time, one becomes wholly virtuous as one aligns his life more and more with the true of reality.https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11288-progress-in-the-good-a-defense-of-the-thomistic-unity-thesis |
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