Ends and Virtues
Debate rages even within in Thomistic scholars as to whether pagans (who lacks grace) can possess the dispositions necessary to act in such a way that fulfills the end of man’s created nature. A couple things need to be determined for such a debate to be resolved: 1) Thomas’s beliefs on the subject,...
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2014-01-01
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| description | Debate rages even within in Thomistic scholars as to whether pagans (who lacks grace) can possess the dispositions necessary to act in such a way that fulfills the end of man’s created nature. A couple things need to be determined for such a debate to be resolved: 1) Thomas’s beliefs on the subject, and 2) how far (again according to Thomas) a pagan could, on his own, pursue his natural end. Knobel asserts, within a Thomistic interpretation, that pagans can, albeit incompletely, cultivate virtue and make moral progress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67cc9a68c3194244ae3dae9ab84a56872023-10-20T17:33:57ZengThe Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.Journal of Moral Theology2166-28512166-21182014-01-0131Ends and VirtuesAngela KnobelDebate rages even within in Thomistic scholars as to whether pagans (who lacks grace) can possess the dispositions necessary to act in such a way that fulfills the end of man’s created nature. A couple things need to be determined for such a debate to be resolved: 1) Thomas’s beliefs on the subject, and 2) how far (again according to Thomas) a pagan could, on his own, pursue his natural end. Knobel asserts, within a Thomistic interpretation, that pagans can, albeit incompletely, cultivate virtue and make moral progress.https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11283-ends-and-virtues |
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