a Thomistic perspective Porter, Jean 1955- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. miu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages) Aquinas, says Jean Porter, gets justice right. In this book she shows that Aquinas offers us a cogent and illuminating account of justice as a personal virtue rather than a virtue of social institutions. For Aquinas, justice is more about interpersonal morality than civic or social obligations, and Porter masterfully draws out the contemporary significance of Aquinas's perspective. - back of book. Justice as a virtue -- Virtues and vices of the will -- Justice as a moral ideal -- From ideal to law -- The perfections of the will. Jean Porter. Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-281) and indexes. Aquinas, Saint Thomas 1225?-1274 Aquinas, Saint Thomas 1225?-1274 Justice (Virtue) Virtues Justice (Virtue) Virtues POLITICAL SCIENCE / General B765.T54 P68 2016eb 172/.2 Porter, Jean, 1955- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2016] (DLC) 2016024702 (OCoLC)943592834 9781467446204 1467446203 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1494518 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1494518 N$T 170331 20200709060536.0 ocn980348025 eng