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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964037403321

Autore

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, <1225?-1274.>

Titolo

On evil / / Thomas Aquinas ; translated by Richard Regan ; edited with an introduction and notes by Brian Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

9786612367298

9780197740316

0197740316

9780199725809

0199725802

9781282367296

1282367293

9780195357929

0195357922

9781429461818

1429461810

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (559 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

ReganRichard J

DaviesBrian <1951->

Disciplina

111/.84

Soggetti

Good and evil

Sin - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-535) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Translator's Note; Abbreviations; Introduction; Question I, On Evil; Question II: On Sins; Question III: On the Causes of Sin; Question IV: On Original Sin; Question V: On the Punishment of Original Sin; Question VI: On Human Choice; Question VII: On Venial Sin; Question VIII: On the Capital Sins; Question IX: On Vain Glory; Question X: On Envy; Question XI: On Spiritual Apathy; Question XII: On Anger; Question XIII: On Avarice; Question XIV: On Gluttony; Question XV: On Sexual Lust; Question XVI: On Devils; Glossary of Terms; Glossary of Authors and Works Cited

Comparable Passages in Other Works of AquinasNon-Biblical Texts



Cited; Select Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The 'De Malo' represents some of Aquinas' most mature thinking on goodness, badness and human agency. This text offers Richard Regan's English translation, based on the Leonine Commission's authoritative edition of the Latin text. Brian Davies has provided an extensive introduction and notes.