How would St Thomas aquinas solve ethical problems?

aquinas The moral philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) involves a merger of at least two apparently disparate traditions: Aristotelian eudaimonism and ... read more

My favorite work in Thomistic ethics and ethical problems and one that I studied as an undergraduate was written by Martin O’Keefe in his book, Known from the Things that Are. The first half of the work lays out the Thomistic approach to ethics (natural law, virtue), and the second develops arguments for/against certain ethical issues. read more

Identify and tell what ethical philosophy the senior and junior senators are using, if any. Now, use your ethical philosophy to analyze the situation. Explain how, using your philosophy, you would have solved this situation either the same way as the characters in the situation did, or differently. read more

Many historians of philosophy see Aquinas principally as a defender of natural-law theory. Others regard his account of happiness, his analysis of human action, or his theory of practical reasoning as the cornerstone of his ethics. read more