ST. THOMAS AQUINAS AND FINAL CAUSATION IN THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY.

The article focuses on American novelist Flannery O'Connor's use of Thomistic philosophy to inform the psychological and theological underpinnings of novel, "The Violent Bear It Away." Topics include Italian priest Thomas Aquinas's teleological explanation of human psychology, O'Connor's depiction o...

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Publicado en:	Renascence Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 3 - 27
Autor principal:	Porter, Benjamin
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Marquette University Winter2024
Materias:	Thomism O'Connor, Flannery, 1925-1964 Violent Bear It Away, The (Book : O'Connor) Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225-1274 Baptism 20th century (Literary period)
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Sumario:	The article focuses on American novelist Flannery O'Connor's use of Thomistic philosophy to inform the psychological and theological underpinnings of novel, "The Violent Bear It Away." Topics include Italian priest Thomas Aquinas's teleological explanation of human psychology, O'Connor's depiction of baptism to achieve the final cause, and the interplay of free will in the novel's characters.