Description
Sin: A Thomistic Psychology grapples with these difficulties. A solution to the problem must address a host of issues. Does the ultimate good after which we all strive have unity, or is it simply a collection of basic goods? What is venial sin? What momentous choice must a child make in his first moral act? In what way do passion, a habitually evil will, and ignorance cause human beings to sin? What is the first cause of moral evil? Do human beings have free will to determine themselves to particular actions? The discussion of these topics focuses upon the interplay of reason, will, and the emotions, examining the inner workings of our moral deliberations. Ultimately, the book reveals how the failure to maintain balance in our deliberations subverts our fidelity to the one true good.
About the Author
Steven J. Jensen is the author of Knowing the Natural Law: From Precepts and Inclinations to Deriving Oughts; Living the Good Life: A Beginner's Thomistic Ethics; Good and Evil Actions: A Journey Through Saint Thomas Aquinas and the editor of The Ethics of Organ Transplantation (all CUA Press).
Book Information
ISBN 9780813230337
Author Steven J. Jensen
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint The Catholic University of America Press
Publisher The Catholic University of America Press
Weight(grams) 520g