Ist Thomas von Aquin ein metaethischer Naturalist?

The article reflects Thomas Aquinas' metaethical stance according to which »being« and »goodness« are the same in reference but differ only in sense. Applied to human actions, this would yield: An action's property of being good is identical to that action's property of being an actua...

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Subtitles:Denken im Dialog mit der Geschichte: Gerhard Leibold zum 70. Geburtstag
Main Author: Niederbacher, Bruno 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:German
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Published: Echter 2015
In: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2015, Volume: 137, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-55
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The article reflects Thomas Aquinas' metaethical stance according to which »being« and »goodness« are the same in reference but differ only in sense. Applied to human actions, this would yield: An action's property of being good is identical to that action's property of being an actualization of human reason. It is argued that this position is a kind of metaethical naturalism. However, the author raises the question whether Aquinas' naturalization of morality is successful.
ISSN:0044-2895
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie