Aquinas 101 - Happiness and Human Action

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Aquinas 101 - Happiness and Human Action

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Happiness and Human Action

Beatitude: Man's Last EndHabitsHuman ActionPassionsVirtue

7 lessonsWe were made to be happy with God forever. How do we get from our basic inclination to happiness to the life of grace? In this course, we will explore the second section of the Summa Theologiae. We will begin with happiness and beatitude, pass through the interior dimensions of the moral act, and discuss habits, art, and virtue.

What you will learn

What will (and will not) make us happy
The elements of a human act
What the passions are
The foundations of virtue

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Course Content

Human Action

Lesson 1: Human Action

Beatitude

Lesson 2: Beatitude

The Fonts of Morality

Lesson 3: The Fonts of Morality

The Passions in General

Lesson 4: The Passions in General

The Specific Passions

Lesson 5: The Specific Passions

Habit, Art, and Virtue

Lesson 6: Habit, Art, and Virtue

Habits: A Closer Look

Lesson 7: Habits: A Closer Look

Instructors

Fr. James Brent, O.P.

Fr. James Brent, O.P.Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Chaplain to Commuter Students, Dominican House of Studies.

Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.Assistant Professor of Moral Theology and Pastoral Studies, Dominican House of Studies.

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.Assistant Director, Thomistic Institute. Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Dominican House of Studies.

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