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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449970903321

Autore

Kenny Anthony <1931, >

Titolo

Aquinas on mind / / Anthony Kenny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

0-585-46196-1

1-134-82975-2

1-280-05014-4

9786610050147

0-203-00494-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Topics in medieval philosophy

Disciplina

128/.2/092

Soggetti

Philosophy of mind - History

Mind and body - History

Philosophy, Medieval

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in paperback in 1994"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Aquinas on Mind; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Why read Aquinas?; 2 Mind and metaphysics; 3 Perception and imagination; 4 The nature of the intellect; 5 Appetite and will; 6 The freedom of the will; 7 Sense, imagination and intellect; 8 Universals of thought; 9 Knowledge of particulars; 10 Self-knowledge; 11 The nature of the soul; 12 Mind and body; Notes; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book shows how the mature writings of Thomas Aquinas though written in the thirteenth century have much to offer the human mind and the relationship between intellect and will, body and soul.