Treatise on the Virtues

Treatise on the Virtues

by SaintThomasAquinas (Author), J.A.Oesterle (Translator), JohnA.Oesterle (Author)

Synopsis

In his Treatise on the Virtues, Aquinas discusses the character and function of habit; the essence, subject, cause, and meaning of virtue; and the separate intellectual, moral, cardinal, and theological virtues. His work constitutes one of the most thorough and incisive accounts of virtue in the history of Christian philosophy. John Oesterle's accurate and elegant translation makes this enduring work readily accessible to the modern reader.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 171
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 31 Jan 1985

ISBN 10: 0268018553
ISBN 13: 9780268018559

Author Bio
The late John A. Oesterle was assistant chairman of the department of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame (1972-1977) and the editor of The New Scholasticism (1967-1977).