Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Texts
Introduction
1. Causes of the Act
Thomas Aquinas
John Duns Scotus
William of Ockham
Trajectory of the Positions
2. Practical Reason
Thomas Aquinas
John Duns Scotus
William of Ockham
Practical Knowledge, Prudence, and the Practical Syllogism
3. The Stages of the Act
The Aristotelian Background
Thomas Aquinas
John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham
Additions and Changes to Aristotle
4. Evaluation and Specification of the Act
Thomas Aquinas
John Duns Scotus
William of Ockham
Object, End, Circumstances
5. Indifferent, Good, and Meritorious Acts
Natural and Moral Goodness
Morally Good, Bad, and Indifferent
Merit, Demerit, and Indifference to Merit
The Shift to the Interior Act
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index