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Abelard's Concept of Ethics (1)

The philosophical studies of Yamaguchi University Volume 4 Page 1_a-17_a
published_at 1995
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Title
アベラルドゥス「倫理学」研究(1) : 倫理学の位置づけ
Abelard's Concept of Ethics (1)
Creators Kato Kazuya
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In the history of moral theory in the Middle Age, the contribution of Thomas Aquinas is generally accepted. His theory of “habitus”, for example, opened up a perspective to understand moral dispositions of human beings in general, including virtue and vice, and even some theological concepts such as gift of the Holy Spirit. In developing his moral theory, Aquinas referred very often to the works of Aristotle, whether of ethical or another nature, which became gradually available for the preceeding 150 years. This fact would lead us to the conclusion that moral theory, or ethics, became only possible after that immense translation of the Aristotelian corpus. There was, however, an exception, namley, Ethics of Abelard. Abelard called ethics or moral philosophy “the end of all doctrines” or “the supreine philosophy”. He also identified ethics with “knowledge of natural law”. This concept of ethics or moral philosophy has its roots in the understanding of pagan philosophy in patristic literature, especially in Augustine's works, and in the concept of natural law in the biblical tradition, but Abelard has originality in accepting ethics or moral philosophy as his own, which had been understood as pagan. (to be continued)
Languages jpn
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers 山口大学哲学研究会
Date Issued 1995
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
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[ISSN]0919-357X
[NCID]AN10403441