Aquinas on Friendship |
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| Author:
| Schwartz, Daniel |
| Series title: | Oxford Philosophical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-152555-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Daniel Schwartz presents and examines the thoughts of the great medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas on the subject of friendship - the ideal type of relationship that rational beings should cultivate. Using examples from the world of human relationships and politics and highlighting the contemporary relevance of texts that are not readily available to scholars, Schwartz facilitates access to the ideas of this great thinker.
Daniel Schwartz presents and examines the thoughts of the great medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas on the subject of friendship - the ideal type of relationship that rational beings should cultivate. Using examples from the world of human relationships and politics and highlighting the contemporary relevance of texts that are not readily available to scholars, Schwartz facilitates access to the ideas of this great thinker.