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From the Abbey BookstoreReading List: Human Nature |
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50 Questions on the Natural Law by Charles Rice: pages 143-149
On Being Human by Fulton J. Sheen
Aquinas by F.C.. Copleston
On Free Choice of the Will by Saint Augustine: Book 1 & Book 2
Thomistic Psychology by Robert Edward Brennan
This book is out of print, but well the effort to find a used copy. It is also quite advanced. However, this is the only book that I have encountered that actually discusses the specific faculties and powers of human nature. After an introduction that covers the same material that we cover in class, Brennan discusses the faculties and powers that we have in common with plants, then those we have in common with animals, and finally those that are unique to human nature. He defines and discusses each faculty or power, and explains how they interact with each other.The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea (Paperback) by Arthur O. Lovejoy A Study of the De Potentia of Thomas Aquinas in Light of the Dogmatik of Paul Tillich: Creation As Discipleship by Father Robert Barron - Order from Amazon.com
"The Nature of Our Minds " by Fulton J. Sheen
Every human being at his birth has everything to learn. His mind is a kind of blank slate on which truths can be written. How much he will learn will depend on two things: how clean he keeps his slate and the wisdom of the teachers who write on it. The cleanliness of the slate is dependent upon the way he lives, i.e., his moral life. It is too often assumed that ignorance is due solely to a want of learning. This is not true.
The Truth of Things (Veritas blog)
Trying to Understand (Veritas blog)
“Natural Law and Human Nature” by Father Joseph Koterski, S.J. - purchase online
