Book chapter
Taking Women's Experience Seriously: Thomas Aquinas and Audre Lorde on Anger: Classical Ethics for Ordinary Lives
Aquinas and empowerment, pp.47-88
Moral traditions & moral arguments, Georgetown University Press, 1st Ed.
01/01/1997
Abstract
Applying the ethical concepts of Thomas Aquinas to contemporary moral problems, this book both presents new interpretations of Thomist theology and offers new insights into today's perplexing moral dilemmas. This volume addresses such contemporary issues as internalized oppression, especially as it relates to women and African-Americans; feminism and anger; child abuse; friendship and charity; and finally, justice and reason. The collection revives Aquinas as an ethicist who has relevant things to say about contemporary concerns. These essays illustrate how Thomistic ethics can encourage and empower people in moral struggles. As the first book to use Aquinas to explore such issues as child abuse and oppression, it includes a variety of approaches to Aquinas's ethics. Aquinas and Empowermentis a valuable resource for students of classical thought and contemporary ethics.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Taking Women's Experience Seriously: Thomas Aquinas and Audre Lorde on Anger: Classical Ethics for Ordinary Lives
- Creators
- Diana F Cates - University of Iowa, Religious Studies
- Contributors
- G. Simon Harak (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Aquinas and empowerment, pp.47-88
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press; Washington, D.C
- Series
- Moral traditions & moral arguments
- Number of pages
- 240
- Copyright
- © 1996 by Georgetown University Press.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Religious Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9983903297302771
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