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University of California, Irvine
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 2018
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Winona, Minnesota, United States of America
Areas of Interest
17th/18th Century Philosophy
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Normative Ethics
Applied Ethics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Action
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  • Thomas Aquinas on Truthfulness, Character, and What We Owe Each Other
    Alexander Stöpfgeshoff
    History of Philosophy Quarterly 39 (3): 199-216. 2022.
    A trait that is often associated with a good person is caring about the truth. Thomas Aquinas, following Aristotle, describes a virtue that concerns truths (truthfulness). However, he limits the virtue to being truthful about who one is and what one's achievements are. This restriction seems almost arbitrary and exceedingly narrow. In this paper, I explore the motivation for Aquinas's restricted account and argue that his view is motivated by broader virtue theoretical commitments and that his a…Read more