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Aquinas on Being, Goodness, and GodAuthor(s): Christopher Hughes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415346443, 978-0415346443\nSynopsis\nThomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology. Relying on a deep understanding of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a metaphysical framework that is comprehensive, detailed, and flexible. Within that framework, he formulated a range of strikingly original and carefully explicated views in areas including natural theology, philosophy of mind, philosophical psychology, and ethics.\n\nIn this book, Christopher Hughes focuses on Aquinass thought from an analytic philosophical perspective. After an overview of Aquinass life and works, Hughes discusses Aquinass metaphysics, including his conception of substance, matter, and form, and his account of essence and existence; and his theory of the nature of human beings, including his .