Read a question in the Summa
This vast inquiry, arranged in questions and articles, examines God, creation, human action and Christ. It stages objections and replies within a carefully structured teaching format.
An original introduction. This guide accompanies the work; it is neither the complete text nor a translation.
Objections
Every article opens with opposing arguments that must be understood before the master’s response. Written for Dominican instruction between 1265 and 1274, the Summa remained unfinished; the Supplement was assembled after Thomas’s death from other writings.
Law and virtue
Human flourishing involves habits and laws ordered to the common good, not merely a list of prohibitions. Read a whole article with objections and replies, and distinguish the third part from the posthumous Supplement.
Reason and faith
Philosophical reason has its own reach, while theology also examines matters belonging to revelation. This vast inquiry, arranged in questions and articles, examines God, creation, human action and Christ. It stages objections and replies within a carefully structured teaching format.
Read a whole article with objections and replies, and distinguish the third part from the posthumous Supplement.
Your turn to think.
- Which objection best tests your first answer?
- What changes when you follow the replies to each objection?
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