Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Virtue and difficulty; 2. The contingency of the human good; 3. Natural law and the limits of contingency; 4. Virtue and discontent; 5. Virtue and fortune; Epilogue: hope and happiness; References; Index.
Novel interpretation of Aquinas's treatment of the effects of fortune on virtue, agency, and happiness.
"...this is a collection that should be in every theological
library as well as on the bookshelf of every ecumenist." John T.
Ford, Religious Studies Review
"Contingecy and Fortune in Aquinas's Ethics is a superb and
masterful study....a challenging, provocative, and engaging
book....Few works in Aquinas's ethics have been as expertly
researched and as carefully argued as this one. Bowlin argues
convincingly for a new reading of how Aquinas understood the
virtues. Scholars of Aquinas are indebted to him and, I suspect,
will be conversing with him, and learning from him, in the years
ahead." Modern Theology
...well worth reading..." Theological Studies
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