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Morality Vis-a-vis Reason In Aquinas Philosophy: A Critical Analysis
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I intend to expose the indepth meaning of reason and morality using man as the major point on this discussion, due to the higher rational faculty he possess over other creatures. We shall also answer the question as: has reason any influence or party to play in morality? Or put simply, is reason necessarily required for man to be moral? If yes, should reason be the sole facts for morality? But if no, what then? This work is going to be base mostly on reason and morality in Thomas Aquinas Philosophy.
To unfold this, this work will be based on four chapters. We are going to see how morality should be guided by reason. In Chapter One, thought of the introductory aspect and in chapter two, we shall examine firstly, the life and works of Aquinas, in the second part of Chapter Two, we shall examine the meaning and notion of morality by giving it’s definition and several conception of it. In the third part of chapter two, we shall sketch the nature of morality. Chapter three unfolds a devotion of reason in a bid to give it’s meaning, we shall define it and then examine it’s nature. Also, we shall consider the role of reason as a guide in other aspects of man’s behaviour and the role of reason as a guide in morality.
In chapter four, we shall be concerned with “the good of manâ€. We shall discuss life according to the dictate of reason, prudence and right reason as Aquinas would call it. The last in chapter four aimed at evaluation and conclusion.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There are certain actions which all of us will
individually or collectively condemn as morally wrong and ought not to
be done or performed by anybody. For instance, murder, robbery,
embezzlement of public funds, bribery and corruption, and so on. On the
other hand, there are certain actions like kindness, hospitality,
honesty and so on, which are considered as morally good. Again, there
are certain kinds of action that do not enjoy universal consensus on
their ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There are certain actions which all of us will
individually or collectively condemn as morally wrong and ought not to
be done or performed by anybody. For instance, murder, robbery,
embezzlement of public funds, bribery and corruption, and so on. On the
other hand, there are certain actions like kindness, hospitality,
honesty and so on, which are considered as morally good. Again, there
are certain kinds of action that do not enjoy universal consensus on
their ... Continue reading---
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