The Treatise on Human Nature

“Pasnau’s fine translation renders Aquinas’ Latin into contemporary English prose that avoids, as much as possible, scholastic as well as contemporary jargon. The translation is precise, but technical only when it has to be, and should give readers a very good sense for what Aquinas was trying to accomplish. The commentary will be exceptionally useful to readers at all levels. Those unfamiliar with Aquinas will find helpful introductions and guides, while even scholars will find useful hints and convincing corrections of time-honored mistakes.”
     —Jeffrey Hause, Creighton University

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Summa Theologiae 1a 75-89

Thomas Aquinas
Translated, with Introduction, Notes, and Commentary by Robert Pasnau

2002 - 432 pp. - Series: The Hackett Aquinas

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THE HACKETT AQUINAS

This series offers central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art translations distinguished by their accuracy and use of clear and nontechnical modern vocabulary. Annotation and commentary accessible to undergraduates make the series an ideal vehicle for the study of Aquinas by readers approaching him from a variety of backgrounds and interests.

 

Reviews:

“Pasnau’s fine translation renders Aquinas’ Latin into contemporary English prose that avoids, as much as possible, scholastic as well as contemporary jargon. The translation is precise, but technical only when it has to be, and should give readers a very good sense for what Aquinas was trying to accomplish. The commentary will be exceptionally useful to readers at all levels. Those unfamiliar with Aquinas will find helpful introductions and guides, while even scholars will find useful hints and convincing corrections of time-honored mistakes.”
     —Jeffrey Hause, Creighton University

 

“This very readable and accurate translation of the so-called Treatise on Human Nature strikes the right balance between literal rendition of Aquinas’ Latin and naturalness of English expression, and thus will be of use both to new students of Aquinas and to those familiar with the original Latin. The commentary on the text should make the translation especially suitable for use in courses on Aquinas’ philosophy of human nature and theory of knowledge.”
     —Deborah Black, University of Toronto

 

About the Author:

Robert Pasnau is Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder.

 

Also availalble in the Hackett Aquinas series:

The Treatise On the Divine Nature: Summa Theologiae I 1-13
Translated, with Commentary, by Brian J. Shanley, O.P.; Introduction by Robert Pasnau

Disputed Questions on Virtue 
Translated by Jeffrey Hause & Claudia Eisen Murphy
; Introduction and Commentary by Jeffrey Hause