{"product_id":"the-logic-of-desire-nicholas-lombardo-9780813217970","title":"The Logic of Desire: Aquinas on Emotion","description":"When Thomas Aquinas completed his\u003ci\u003e Treatise on the Passions, \u003c\/i\u003e it was likely the longest sustained discussion of the emotions ever written. His influence on medieval and early modern philosophy was enormous, overshadowing every other medieval author on the topic of emotion. Although Aquinas's account of emotion merits attention for its historical significance and enduring value, it remains neglected by philosophers and theologians.\u003cbr\u003e With emotion emerging as a focus of interest in many disciplines, the time is ripe for a reconsideration of Aquinas's contribution. Desire and emotion are central to Aquinas's theological project, and his views on many topics, including the relationship between cognition and emotion, show remarkable prescience in the light of recent developments. Emotion is particularly important to his understanding of virtue and vice. Focusing on the \u003ci\u003eSumma theologiae\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicholas Lombardo contributes to the recovery, reconstruction, and critique of Aquinas's account of emotion in dialogue with both the Thomist tradition and contemporary analytic philosophy. It considers Aquinas's thought on emotion in its historical context and inner logic, and shows how it bears on larger issues in his anthropology and ethics. \u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003cbr\u003e Nicholas E. Lombardo is a Dominican priest engaged in research at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BOOK: \u003cbr\u003e\"Nicholas Lombardo's beautifully argued and carefully documented book is a persuasive retrieval of what Saint Thomas himself obviously regarded as essential to our understanding of the moral and spiritual life--even more important now than in his own day.\"--Fergus Kerr, O.P., Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a fine and much needed retrieval of what constitutes emotion in the writings of Thomas Aquinas, bringing precision and clarification where it was previously wanting. At the very least, Lombardo's careful work will demand attention from anyone who writes in this area of Thomas's thought in the future.\" \u003ci\u003e-The Thomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Lombardo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813217970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813217970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.13w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/07\/2011 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011","brand":"Nicholas Lombardo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431318540543,"sku":"9780813217970","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47511651-88dc-458a-b508-a01e7431b897.jpg?v=1735140964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-logic-of-desire-nicholas-lombardo-9780813217970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}