Thomas von Aquin und die Hierarchisierung der Tugenden in seiner Glücksethik
Thomas Aquinas and the Hierarchy of Virtues in his Ethics of Happiness
Author(s): Julien SitaSubject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Middle Ages
Published by: Timo Schmitz
Keywords: scholastic philosophy,
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this work is to explain the Thomistic hierarchy of virtues. The question is therefore: How and why, according to Thomas Aquinas, do the three Catholic virtues of love in the sense of caritas, faith and hope have a higher hierarchical rank than the four cardinal virtues of prudence, courage, temperance and justice?
Journal: Journal of Ethnophilosophical Questions and Global Ethics
- Issue Year: 7/2023
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 11-27
- Page Count: 17
- Language: German