Study Questions

  1. According to Aquinas, what is the end of all human action? How does he conceive of the nature of this end? How does he argue for this view?
  2. According to Aquinas, what role does pleasure play in the good life? Why does he think that happiness cannot consist in pleasure? Do you agree with his account?
  3. What does man’s ultimate happiness consist in, in Aquinas’s view? How does he defend this view? Do you think he is correct? Why or why not?
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