Perfection in Death: The Christological Dimension of Courage in Aquinas

Synopsis

Achilles And Socrates: Ancient Attempts To Integrate Virtue, Death, And Human Perfection -- Practical Reason, Perfection, And Finitude In Aquinas -- Death And Human Perfection In Aquinas -- The Role Of Courage In Aquinas's Account Of Human Perfection -- Aquinas On Courage, Martyrdom, And The Common Good -- Contemporary Exemplarist Virtue Theory And Moral Motivation In The Face Of Death -- The Prospect And Limitations Of Thomistic Moral Exemplarism. Patrick M. Clark. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.