Why a Fetus Is a Human Person from the Moment of Conception : a Revisionist Interpretation of Thomas Aquinas? Treatise on Human Nature.

This work discusses Thomistic anthropology and natural law ethics, in relation to contemporary scientific knowledge. It presents the argument that human-ness and even personhood begins at conception. The ethical implications of this view are also considered.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Payne, Craig
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274. > Summa theologica. > Pars 1. > Quaestio 75-102.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Église catholique > Doctrines.
Catholic Church
Summa theologica (Thomas, Aquinas, Saint)
Theological anthropology > Catholic Church.
Fetus > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Christian ethics > Catholic authors.
Anthropologie théologique > Église catholique.
Fœtus > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Morale chrétienne > Auteurs catholiques.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Christian ethics > Catholic authors
Fetus > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Theological anthropology > Catholic Church
Theology, Doctrinal
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Christianity.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • WHY A FETUS IS A HUMAN PERSON FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION: A Revisionist Interpretation ofThomas Aquinas's Treatise on Human Nature; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abstract; Preface; Abbreviations Used; Foreword; Introduction: Aquinas, Hominization, and Personhood; Chapter 1: The Eternal Return of Natural Law; Chapter 2: An Account of Thomistic Anthropology; Chapter 3: Human Reason, Original Sin, and Beatitude; Chapter 4: What Is a Human Person?; Chapter 5: Some Other Thomistic Accounts of Hominization; Chapter 6: Concluding Thoughts Regarding Personhood; Works Cited; Index

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