Medieval Philosophers on the Ultimate End

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Center for Medieval Philosophy, Georgetown Univ.

Organizer Name

Robert Joseph Matava

Organizer Affiliation

Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College

Presider Name

Robert Joseph Matava

Paper Title 1

Albertus Magnus on the Good as the Final Cause and Ultimate End

Presenter 1 Name

Corey L. Barnes

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Oberlin College

Paper Title 2

Aquinas on the Ultimate End as Twofold Beatitude: Whether Supernatural Beatitude Is Always Perfect or Imperfect Beatitude Is Sometimes Supernatural

Presenter 2 Name

Timothy Lopez

Presenter 2 Affiliation

KU Leuven

Paper Title 3

Nature, Grace, and Glory: Aquinas's Dispositive Understanding of Human Beatitude

Presenter 3 Name

Richard S. Meloche

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Gregory's Univ.

Start Date

9-5-2013 10:00 AM

Session Location

Valley II 203

Description

This session explores the ultimate end of the human person in medieval thought. Papers this year will explore the views of Aquinas and Albertus Magnus on beatitude, the natural and supernatural, and the good as final cause.

Robert Joseph Matava