The New Natural Law School's Comment on the Theory of Man's Ultimate End in Thomas Aquinas

Philosophy and Culture 36 (3):169-179 (2009)
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Aquinas, the ultimate goal regardless combination In order to sub-km Aristotle and Augustine's view, he pointed out that people are born on the desire perfect Fortunately Fook, this perfect Fortunately Fook is "Wing Fook intuitive", that is, knowledge and enjoyment see God, therefore God is a human the pursuit of the ultimate goal. New Natural Law Aquinas Catholic party proposed In order regardless of the purpose of criticism, amended and supplemented. They believe that people can have two or more of the ultimate goal, that's ultimately successful is that many different kinds of basic human good realization of friendship with God is only one of them good. Thomas Aquinas combines Aristotle's with Augustine's view in his theory of man's ultimate end. According to Aquinas, man desires for naturally perfect happiness which is "beatific vision", namely knowing and seeing the One God. Therefore God is the ultimate end which man must seeks in his life. The New Natural Law School criticizes, corrects and supplements Aquinas' theory. They believe that man may have two or more ultimate ends at the same time, that man's last fulfillment lies in the realization of many different basic human goods, that the friendship with God is one of the basic goods

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