Stewart Clem (St. Louis Aquinas Institute of Theology)

Lying and Truthfulness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book draws on the thought of Thomas Aquinas to provide an innovative approach to the ethics of lying and truthfulness. It offers a definitive interpretation of Aquinas's thought on the morality of lying, and it makes a novel contribution to theological ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781009261388
• ISBN-10: 100926138X
• Artikelnr.: 74542025

Autorenporträt

Stewart Clem is Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Lying and Contemporary Christian Ethics: A Thomistic Critique
The Ambiguous Legacy of the Eighth Commandment: 'You Shall Not Bear False Witness'
Aquinas on the Sins of Speech
Aquinas on the Virtue of Veracitas
Lying, Asserting, and Evading: A Linguistic and Moral Analysis
A Thomistic Framework for the Ethics of Lying and Truthfulness
A Thomistic Theory of Bullshit
Conclusion.