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Will and Wish-The Differences between Aquinas' and Aristotle's Ethics
文献类型：期刊
通讯作者：Tong, QL (reprint author), Renmin Univ China, Sch Liberal Arts, Beijing, Peoples R China.
期刊名称：UNIVERSITAS-MONTHLY REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE
年：2019
卷：46
期：1
页码：169-183
ISSN：1015-8383
关键词：Thomas Aquinas; Aristotle; Will; Wish; Intellect; Human Types; Natural Law; Moral Virtues; Prudence
所属部门：文学院
摘要：Aquinas introduces the concept will into Aristotelian ethics which replaces the original concept wish. Academics have been debating what differences does it cause between their ethics. This article argues that Aquinas' will is interdependent with intellect and as the starting point of moral actions, it works together with intellect. With the introduction of will, Aquinas' interpretation of human behavior is more generalized and more rationalized. Aristotle's wish comes from common usage. It refe ...More
Aquinas introduces the concept will into Aristotelian ethics which replaces the original concept wish. Academics have been debating what differences does it cause between their ethics. This article argues that Aquinas' will is interdependent with intellect and as the starting point of moral actions, it works together with intellect. With the introduction of will, Aquinas' interpretation of human behavior is more generalized and more rationalized. Aristotle's wish comes from common usage. It refers primarily to the planning of the future, and also desire in general. As rational desire, wish is not always the starting point of moral actions. Aristotle emphasizes the different qualities of desire of different types of people. Further, Aquinas' theory of will has its root in his idea of natural law. The universal self-evident nature of law makes Aquinas emphasis more on moral virtues. Aristotle doesn't have the Thomasian natural law. For him, The "the reason of good man" rather than the law is the ultimate authority of moral standard. Accordingly, prudence has more space in Aristotle's ethics. Under the domination of utilitarism and deontology in ethics, by showing the two sages' different views on desire, I hope, this article could help us to reflect on the modern understanding of soul and good. ...Hide

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