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If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls down.
B. F. Skinner

Meaning of "summum bonum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUMMUM BONUM

summum bonum  [ˈsʊmʊm ˈbɒnʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMMUM BONUM

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Summum bonum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUMMUM BONUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Summum bonum

Summum bonum is a Latin expression meaning "the highest good", which was introduced by Cicero, to correspond to the Idea of the Good in Ancient Greek philosophy. The summum bonum is generally thought of as being an end in itself, and at the same time as containing all other goods. The term was used in medieval philosophy and in Kantianism, to describe the ultimate importance, the singular and overriding end which human beings ought to pursue; while in the Thomist synthesis of Aristotelianism and Christianity, the highest good is usually defined as the life of the righteous and/or the life led in Communion with God and according to God's precepts.

Definition of summum bonum in the English dictionary

The definition of summum bonum in the dictionary is the principle of goodness in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived; highest or supreme good.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUMMUM BONUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SUMMUM BONUM

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Synonyms and antonyms of summum bonum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «summum bonum» into 25 languages

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SUMMUM BONUM
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summum bonum
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Translator English - Hindi

Summum Bonum
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summum BONUM
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Translator English - Russian

величайшее благо
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summum bonum
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সর্বাধিক ভাল
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summum bonum
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Summum bonum
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summum bonum
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summum善
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SUMMUM BONUM
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Summum bonum
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Summum Bonum
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மிக நல்லது
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सर्वात चांगले
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Summum bonum
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summum bonum
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Summum bonum
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Translator English - Ukrainian

найбільше благо
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summum bonum
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summum Bonum
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Summum bonum
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summum bonum
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Summum bonum
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMMUM BONUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about summum bonum

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B. F. Skinner
If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMMUM BONUM»

Discover the use of summum bonum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to summum bonum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vision of God: The Christian Doctrine of the Summum Bonum
These, Bishop Kirk's Bampton Lectures of 1928, have been recognised as amongst the most important and readable works of moral theology published in the twentieth century.
Kenneth E. Kirk, 2001
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The Summum Bonum: Evander Bradley McGilvary
Evander Bradley McGilvary Evander Bradley McGilvary. '\w miser, hoarded gold, for the saint, sinlessness and complete communion with God. It will vary thus with one's actual and prospective desiderative constitution. The one thing which is ...
Evander Bradley McGilvary, 1904
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Augustine, Manichaeism and the Good
CHAPTER 3 MANICHAEISM AND AUGUSTINE'S NOTION OF SUMMUM BONUM 1 AUGUSTINE'S NOTION OF SUMMUM BONUM In this chapter, we would like to argue that Augustine's treatment of summum bonum is a continuation of his ...
Kam-Lun Edwin Lee, 1997
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Morality : Its Nature and Justification: Its Nature and ...
In the very first paragraph of chapter 1 of Utilitarianism, Mill maintains: “From the dawn of philosophy, the question concerning the summum bonum, or, what is the same thing, concerning the foundation of morality, has been ac- counted the ...
Bernard Gert Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy, 1998
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Faith and Understanding
Thus I cannot carry out the fundamental obligation to seek the summum bonum ( that is, the highest good) unless I believe that it is possible to find it, since for Kant 'ought' implies 'can'. And since only God can be the provider of the summum ...
Paul Helm, 1997
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In Search of Schopenhauer's Cat: Arthur Schopenhauer's ...
According to Aquinas, the proper end of the habit or inclination of synderesis is the Summum Bonum, the Highest Good, which he, of course, identified with God. Schopenhauer, interestingly, not only used the term “summum bonum,” he ...
Raymond B. Marcin, 2006
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Human Flourishing: Volume 16
ARISTOTLE'S ELUSIVE SUMMUM BONUM By Sarah Broadie I. The Main Question The philosophy of Aristotle (384-322, b.c.e.) remains a beacon of our culture. But no part of Aristotle's work is more alive and compelling today than his  ...
Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jeffrey Paul, 1999
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The Classical Journal
Athenaeum * judicat 'in to byixliu* ir£WTov x^httIv ("summum bonum) l<rri : cumque csecitas hominem reddat miserrimum, Samonicus raedicus c. 13. 1. ita canit, Summa boni est, alacres homini contingere visus : (2.) Substantia in vita humana ...
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The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy
The knowledge of God was therefore the soul's summum bonum.267 In an earlier work Ficino had stated that according to Plato the supreme good was to become like God.268 The connection between these two positions is made clear in his ...
C. B. Schmitt, Quentin Skinner, Eckhard Kessler, 1988
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In Aristotelis Ethica Nicomachea Commentationes, Totam ...
Summum bonum 2. moilis con- sideratur. modo, quia est suavis et jucunda, idem est, ac si dicer et, ideo se voluptatem expetere, quia est voluptas. Quartum argumentum, Quod reliqua bona magis facit, expetenda, id quoque magis est bonum.
Joannes Magirus, 1842

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMMUM BONUM»

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Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Thirteen
By contrast, Arminius understands God to be the summum bonum, and this implies his desire to communicate his goodness to the created order. For Arminius ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Jacob Arminius– Theologian of Grace– Part Six
God is the highest good (summum bonum) and is goodness itself, he knows goodness itself, wills it, and then extends it to creation. To be sure, classic Reformed ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace
Arminius' emphasis on God as the highest good (summum bonum) is again an essential Christian doctrine. God does not just happen to be good; goodness is at ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Marriage is an American right, not an obligation
... the way his rhetoric made marriage into a kind of summum bonum, or ultimate good, of human existence. Sure, marriage is a crucial human social institution, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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Daily Jefferson: June 27, 1813 Letter to John Adams
the summum bonum with me is now truly Epicurean, ease of body and tranquility of mind; and to these I wish to consign my remaining days. He did a lot of ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Gueco: Sisterhood
In conclusion, we salute civic organizations who pursue the summum bonum (highest good) work for their sisters/brothers in their communities and country. «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
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Robin Smith. Founder/Chief Consultant, Summum Bonum, Utd. - for the Highest Good. FollowUnfollowFollowingLoading ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
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Islam, Peace, Justice & Dialogue
After long years of study, I discovered that in Islam, peace has the status of the highest good or the summum bonum. Many people in the West think that freedom ... «CounterCurrents.org, Mar 15»
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To Defend the Disposable
Or are we congealed stardust, twitching bundles of desires for whom instant gratification is the summum bonum, the greatest good? Those determined to impose ... «First Things, Dec 14»
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Dylan Thomas's list of Robert Browning poems is found on back of …
The poems listed by Thomas in full are Summum Bonum, Confessions, A Likeness, Porphyria's Lover, Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, My Last Duchess, ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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