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Human action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, & William of Ockham /

"This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in medieval Scholastic thought ... . Each chapter compares the three main figures on the same set of issues."--Jacket flap.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osborne, Thomas M. (Thomas Michael), 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Act (Philosophy)
Philosophy, Medieval.
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274.
Duns Scotus, John, > approximately 1266-1308.
William, > of Ockham, > approximately 1285-approximately 1349.
Table of Contents:
  • Causes of the act
  • Practical reason
  • The stages of the act
  • Evaluation and specification of the act
  • Indifferent, good, and meritorious acts.