Conscience: Aquinas — With a hint of aristotle

The paper presents Aquinas’s account of conscience, and argues that key elements of this account are key elements too of Aristotle’s moral theory. The paper’s purpose is to encourage debate over conscience as not only a Stoic/Christian concept but one with deeper— and more widespread—roots in wester...

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Main Author: Ramsay, Hayden (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2001
In: Sophia
Year: 2001, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 15-29
Further subjects:B Nicomachean Ethic
B Moral Experience
B Practical Wisdom
B Moral Norm
B Moral Life
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Summary:The paper presents Aquinas’s account of conscience, and argues that key elements of this account are key elements too of Aristotle’s moral theory. The paper’s purpose is to encourage debate over conscience as not only a Stoic/Christian concept but one with deeper— and more widespread—roots in western ethical tradition.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02782384