Aquinas on the emotions [[electronic resource] ] : a religious-ethical inquiry / / Diana Fritz Cates

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458374503321
• Autore: Cates Diana Fritz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-58901-718-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Collana: Moral traditions series
• Disciplina: 241.042092; 241/.042092
• Soggetti: Christian ethics - Catholic authors; Emotions - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Religious ethics -- Religious ethics and the study of emotion -- Approaching Aquinas on emotion (l) -- Approaching Aquinas on emotion (ll) -- Approaching the human sensory appetite from below (l) -- Approaching the human sensory appetite from below (ll) -- Approaching the human sensory appetite from above (l) -- Approaching the human sensory appetite from above (ll) -- The formation of distinctively human emotions -- The religious ethical study of emotion -- Aquinas on the powers or capabilities of a human being (relevant selections).
• Sommario/riassunto: All of us want to be happy and live well. Sometimes intense emotions affect our happiness-and, in turn, our moral lives. Our emotions can have a significant impact on our perceptions of reality, the choices we make, and the ways in which we interact with others. Can we, as moral agents, have an effect on our emotions? Do we have any choice when it comes to our emotions? In Aquinas on the Emotions, Diana Fritz Cates shows how emotions are composed as embodied mental states. She identifies various factors, including religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions that can affect the formati