Doktoranský seminář 2018

The goal of this seminar is to elucidate the notion of morality and moral agency in Thomas Aquinas and consider its applicability in some contemporary debates.

Primary literature

Summa theologiae

• 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 II-II, q. 64 (double effects)

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] 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.