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The problem of negligent omissions : medieval action theories to the rescue /
Through insightful interpretations of the action theories propounded by Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Scotus, and Surez, this book demonstrates the philosophical and theological importance of negligent omissions and constructs a model by which the problem of their voluntariness can be solved.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Investigating medieval philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : what's the problem?
- The problem may lurk in Aristotle's ethics
- Aristotle's akratic : foreshadowing a solution
- A negligent omission at the root of all sinfulness : Anselm and the Devil
- Negligent vs. non-negligent : a Thomistic distinction directing us toward a solution
- Can I have your divided attention? : Scotus, indistinct intellections, and type-1 negligent omissions almost solved
- I can't get you out of my mind : Scotus, lingering indistinct intellections, and type-2 negligent omissions
- Scotus's affection-ate corrective : a possible final solution to a type-2 variant
- Neglected treatises help solve negligence : the action theory of Francisco Suarez
- An answer that cannot be neglected : the solution
- Appendix A : translation of Nicomachean ethics 1146b31-1147b19.