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PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-101589015053
ISBN-139781589015050
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Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameAquinas on the Emotions : a Religious-Ethical Inquiry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEmotions, Christian Theology / Ethics
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Psychology
AuthorDiana Fritz Cates
SeriesMoral Traditions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-006666
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"This is a careful and clear study of emotions in Aquinas. As such, Cates' book is also a resource for a wide range of readers who want to understand, educate and cultivate the emotional dimensions of their ethical and religious life." -- Catholic Library World, "Cates' engagement with Aquinas provides a grammar of emotional and moral life, but one that is never over-determined; white it has universal applicability, it leaves plenty of scope for individual initiative. Her examination provides a realistic prompt to self-understanding, more accurate 'readings' of reality and more appropriate responses to others." -- Theological Book Review
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal241/.042092
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Religious Ethics 2.Religious Ethics and the Study of Emotion 3. Approaching Aquinas on the Emotions (I) 4. Approaching Aquinas on the Emotion (II) 5. Approaching the Human Sensory Appetite from Below (I) 6. Approaching the Human Sensory Appetite from Below (II) 7. Approaching the Human Sensory Appetite from Above (I) 8. Approaching the Human Sensory Appetite from Above (II) 9. The Formation of Distinctively Human Emotions 10. The Religious-Ethical Study of Emotion Appendix: Aquinas on the Powers of Capabilities of a Human Being (Relevant Selections) Bibliography Index
SynopsisAll of us want to be happy and live well. Sometimes intense emotions affect our happiness--and, in turn, our moral lives. Our emotions can have a significant impact on our perceptions of reality, the choices we make, and the ways in which we interact with others. Can we, as moral agents, have an effect on our emotions? Do we have any choice when it comes to our emotions? In Aquinas on the Emotions, Diana Fritz Cates shows how emotions are composed as embodied mental states. She identifies various factors, including religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions that can affect the formation and the course of a person's emotions. She attends to the appetitive as well as the cognitive dimension of emotion, both of which Aquinas interprets with flexibility. The result is a powerful study of Aquinas that is also a resource for readers who want to understand and cultivate the emotional dimension of their lives., All of us want to be happy and live well. Sometimes intense emotions affect our happiness--and, in turn, our moral lives. Our emotions can have a significant impact on our perceptions of reality, the choices we make, and the ways in which we interact with others. Can we, as moral agents, have an effect on our emotions? Do we have any choice when it comes to our emotions? In "Aquinas on the Emotions", Diana Fritz Cates shows how emotions are composed as embodied mental states. She identifies various factors, including religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions that can affect the formation and the course of a person's emotions. She attends to the appetitive as well as the cognitive dimension of emotion, both of which Aquinas interprets with flexibility. The result is a powerful study of Aquinas that is also a resource for readers who want to understand and cultivate the emotional dimension of their lives., Shows how emotions are composed as embodied mental states. This book identifies various factors, including religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions that can affect the formation and the course of a person's emotions., All of us want to be happy and live well. Sometimes intense emotions affect our happiness-and, in turn, our moral lives. Our emotions can have a significant impact on our perceptions of reality, the choices we make, and the ways in which we interact with others. Can we, as moral agents, have an effect on our emotions? Do we have any choice when it comes to our emotions? In Aquinas on the Emotions, Diana Fritz Cates shows how emotions are composed as embodied mental states. She identifies various factors, including religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions that can affect the formation and the course of a person's emotions. She attends to the appetitive as well as the cognitive dimension of emotion, both of which Aquinas interprets with flexibility. The result is a powerful study of Aquinas that is also a resource for readers who want to understand and cultivate the emotional dimension of their lives., All of us want to live happily and live well. Sometimes that happens; sometimes it does not. Why? Why do our emotions swing as they do, making us joyous or brooding or, more typically, somewhere in between? In this book Diana Cates explores the influence of our emotions on our lives, particularly as they relate to our sense of religion and morality. In doing so she demonstrates how Thomas Aquinas' theory of emotions can help us better understand what is at stake. Cates, an ethicist, attempts to show how emotions are composed as mental states; identify the ways in which religious beliefs, intuitions, images, and questions can affect the formation and the course of a person's emotions; and show how Aquinas can instruct readers on the quality of their own emotional lives. She begins by examining the meaning of religious ethics, then discusses what religious ethics can teach us about the relationship between religion and the emotions. In the shank of the book Cates digs deep into the work of Aquinas, retrieving and explicating, demonstrating his approach to emotions and interpreting his work in light of recent studies of emotion from philosophical and ethical sources. The final chapter synthesizes some of the most compelling features of Aquinas' account, highlighting the practical ethical benefits of studying Aquinas on emotions. Such a study challenges us to become more aware of and articulate about understanding the nature of reality--and the ways in which our emotions are tied to that quest.
LC Classification NumberBJ255.T5C38 2009
