This Element provides an account of Thomas Aquinas\'s moral philosophy that emphasizes the intrinsic connection between happiness and the human good, human virtue, and the precepts of practical reason.
These virtuous acts require.
Humans achieve this end by performing good human acts, which are produced by the intellect and the will, and perfected by the relevant virtues.
Human beings by nature have an end to which they are directed and concerning which they do not deliberate, namely happiness.
This Element provides an account of Thomas Aquinas\'s moral philosophy that emphasizes the intrinsic connection between happiness and the human good, human virtue, and the precepts of practical reason