Doktoranský seminář 2018
The goal of the seminar is to elucidate several key notions of Aquinas's ethics, especially in light of the interpretation of Germain Grisez and John Finnis.
Primary literature
- ST I-II, q.2 (hapinnes a goal of human life)
- ST I-II, q.6-7 (voluntariness and circumstances)
- ST I-II, q.18 (goodness and malice human acts)
- ST I-II, q. 94 (natural law)
- ST II-II, q. 64 (double effect)
Secondary literture
ČERNÝ, David, Princip dvojího účinku: zabíjení v mezích morálky, 2016
- Overview of various acounts of morality of acts with negative and positive effects, both historical (starting with Thomas Aquinas) and contemporary.
FINNIS, John, "Aquinas' Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy", 2017 [1]
GRISEZ, Germain, “The First Principle of Practical Reason: A Commentary on the Summa Theologiae, 1–2, Question 94, Article 2”, 1965 [2]
GRISEZ, Germain, SHAW, Russell Beyond New Morality: The Reponsibilities of Freedom, 1974/1988
- Brilliant introduction to (a certain conception of) ethics, covering topics such as freedom, fullfillment, basic goods, action, etc.
JENSEN, Steven J. Knowing the Natural Law: From Precepts and Inclinations to Deriving Oughts (Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2015)
OSBORNE, Thomas, Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William Ockham, 2014
- Lucid comparative study of the topics such as causes of the act, practical reason, stages of the acts and their evaluation.
