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Right Practical Reason
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Abstract
The part of this work which may lay some claim to originality, or at least to offer a solution of a stubborn difficulty in Thomist studies, is Part III, on the process of action. An interpretation is presented which is both faithful to the Summa Theologiae treatment, and avoids the cumbersome scheme of alternating actions of intellect and will, helping to clarify the account of practical reason. The necessary foundations and the implications for a revised view of prudence complete the structure of the book.
Title: Right Practical Reason
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Abstract
The part of this work which may lay some claim to originality, or at least to offer a solution of a stubborn difficulty in Thomist studies, is Part III, on the process of action.
An interpretation is presented which is both faithful to the Summa Theologiae treatment, and avoids the cumbersome scheme of alternating actions of intellect and will, helping to clarify the account of practical reason.
The necessary foundations and the implications for a revised view of prudence complete the structure of the book.
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