Anthony T. Flood is associate professor of philosophy at North Dakota State University and author of The Root of Friendship: Self-Love and Self-Governance in Aquinas (CUA Press).
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"Scholars working in the field of Thomistic studies, philosophers outside the tradition who wish to learn about Aquinas, theologians searching for the philosophical bases of Aquinas's approach and those interested in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion will find this book valuable."--Michael V. Dougherty, Ohio Dominican University"This book provides the first complete account of Thomas's understanding of the metaphysical basis of love and its importance for Thomas's moral philosophy and psychology. Flood sheds special light on the importance of married love and the way in which sin conflicts with the love of God. Moreover, he shows that for Thomas a properly ordered love is necessarily part of happiness, and that there is no conflict between self-love and the love of others. It should be read by all those who are interested in Thomas's moral theory and its metaphysical underpinnings, and more generally by anyone who wishes to understand the relationship between loving oneself, loving another, and loving God. -"--Thomas M. Osborne, author of Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham (CUA Press)