Thomistic Personalism as the Key to Understanding Human Altruism

• Authors: Ezewoko Innocent C.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, the author attempts to explain human altruism within the framework of Thomistic personalism. He claims that (1) Thomistic personalism provides the necessary tools for understanding the human being as person in relation to other persons, and (2) it makes it possible to see the differences between personal and non-personal forms of human dynamism, which, when disregarded, easily lead to confusion. He concludes that, as an extention of love, altruism belongs to the personal, and, consequently, there is an intrinsic connection between personalism and altruism.

Keywords

EN

Thomas Aquinas; Wojtyła; Krąpiec; altruism; personalism; evolution; person; freedom; action; motivation; self-determination; love; relation; egoism

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 547-567

Dates

published

2019-08-20

Contributors

author

Ezewoko Innocent C.

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066

ISSN

2577-0314

DOI

10.26385/SG.080321