William C Mattison
Biographic Data
| ID | 9637848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William C Mattison |
| GIVEN NAMES | William C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mattison |
| SIGNATURE | MATTISON W C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1135-275X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Are the Actions of a Person Operating out of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit the Same as the Actions of That Person Operating out of Infused Virtue
Are the actions of a person operating out of the gifts of the Holy Spirit the same as the actions of that person operating out of infused virtue? Answering this question provides an opportunity to offer a Thomistic account of how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are distinct from, yet related to, the infused virtues. This article begins with two recent arguments for how the gifts differ from the infused virtues. It then rejects those arguments based …
Introductory Remarks
The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology
In this volume, William C. Mattison, III demonstrates that virtue ethics provides a helpful key for unlocking the moral wisdom of the Sermon on the Mount. Showing how familiar texts such as the Beatitudes and Petitions of the Lord's Prayer are more richly understood, and can even be aligned with the theological and cardinal virtues, he also locates in the Sermon classic topics in morality, such as the nature of happiness, intentionality, the inte…
Can Christians Possess the Acquired Cardinal Virtues?
The article proposes, contrary to much of contemporary Thomistic scholarship, that according to Thomas Aquinas's categorizations of virtue, the person in a state of grace cannot possess the acquired cardinal virtues. Arguing from Aquinas's theory of virtue as to why this is the case, the article examines texts that are commonly interpreted to say otherwise, and addresses reasons that prompt contemporary moralists to posit the acquired cardinal vi…
Thomas’s Categorizations of Virtue
The Thomist 74 (2010): 189-235 THOMAS'S CATEGORIZATIONS OF VIRTUE: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCE WILLIAM C. MATIISON III The Catholic University ofAmerica Washington, D.C. THOMAS AQUINAS IDENTIFIES groups of virtues according to a variety of distinctions.1 Three are examined here, namely, those concerning efficient cause, ultimate end, and object of virtue. Thomas distinguishes acquired virtues from infused virtues based upo…
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Thomas’s Categorizations of Virtue
The Thomist 74 (2010): 189-235 THOMAS'S CATEGORIZATIONS OF VIRTUE: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCE WILLIAM C. MATIISON III The Catholic University ofAmerica Washington, D.C. THOMAS AQUINAS IDENTIFIES groups of virtues according to a variety of distinctions.1 Three are examined here, namely, those concerning efficient cause, ultimate end, and object of virtue. Thomas distinguishes acquired virtues from infused virtues based upo…
Can Christians Possess the Acquired Cardinal Virtues?
The article proposes, contrary to much of contemporary Thomistic scholarship, that according to Thomas Aquinas's categorizations of virtue, the person in a state of grace cannot possess the acquired cardinal virtues. Arguing from Aquinas's theory of virtue as to why this is the case, the article examines texts that are commonly interpreted to say otherwise, and addresses reasons that prompt contemporary moralists to posit the acquired cardinal vi…
The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology
In this volume, William C. Mattison, III demonstrates that virtue ethics provides a helpful key for unlocking the moral wisdom of the Sermon on the Mount. Showing how familiar texts such as the Beatitudes and Petitions of the Lord's Prayer are more richly understood, and can even be aligned with the theological and cardinal virtues, he also locates in the Sermon classic topics in morality, such as the nature of happiness, intentionality, the inte…
Are the Actions of a Person Operating out of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit the Same as the Actions of That Person Operating out of Infused Virtue
Are the actions of a person operating out of the gifts of the Holy Spirit the same as the actions of that person operating out of infused virtue? Answering this question provides an opportunity to offer a Thomistic account of how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are distinct from, yet related to, the infused virtues. This article begins with two recent arguments for how the gifts differ from the infused virtues. It then rejects those arguments based …
Introductory Remarks
Epistemology (5 works) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Virtue (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Theology (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (2 works) · Habit (2 works)