Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The significance of the moral concept of virtue in St. Augustine's ethics.
Four formulations of virtue emerge at various stages of Augustine's intellectual development: virtue as perfect reason, virtue as perfect love, virtue as good will, and virtue as rightly ordered love. These formulations reflect the gradual evolution of his thought and his ongoing attempt to adapt an...
| Author: | N. Joseph Torchia |
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| Published: |
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1990
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| Volume: | LXVIII |
| Pages: | 1-17 |
| Periodical: | The modern Schoolman |
| Format: | Article |
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Doctrine
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From man to God
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[Morale]
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Virtue
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Virtue
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| Status: | Needs Review |
| Summary: | Four formulations of virtue emerge at various stages of Augustine's intellectual development: virtue as perfect reason, virtue as perfect love, virtue as good will, and virtue as rightly ordered love. These formulations reflect the gradual evolution of his thought and his ongoing attempt to adapt and recast Greek philosophical insights in the service of his own Christian moral approach. |
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