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Nature and End. The Metaphysical Foundations of Ethics in Aristotle and Aquinas and its Vindication in Recent Philosophy
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[eng] I study the metaphysical foundation of ethics in Aristotle and Aquinas. I conclude their ethical systems rest on an essentialist and teleological metaphysics, without which they collapse. Next, I go on to study the philosophical justification of said metaphysics, with arguments drawn from Aristotle and Aquinas and recent trends in contemporary English-speaking philosophy. I end exploring how an Aristotelian naturalist could use this metaphysical foundation of ethics to undercut a famous moral argument for God’s existence. I also propose a way for the Thomist to rebuild the moral argument, arguing from the metaphysical foundation of ethics to God.
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FERNÁNDEZ GEL, Enric. Nature and End. The Metaphysical Foundations of Ethics in Aristotle and Aquinas and its Vindication in Recent Philosophy. [consulted: 12 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/201100