The Motion of the Soul: Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great on the Passions
This paper examines Aquinas' and Albert's respective interpretations of the term "motion" in Damasecene's definitions of the passion. Although they have a common understanding of the term within an Aristotelian context, they hold differing attitudes toward it: Albert denies...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
Year: 2024, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-63 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages VA Philosophy ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Philosophical psychology
B Motion B Passion B Albert the Great |
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| Summary: | This paper examines Aquinas' and Albert's respective interpretations of the term "motion" in Damasecene's definitions of the passion. Although they have a common understanding of the term within an Aristotelian context, they hold differing attitudes toward it: Albert denies that passion is motion, saying that it is quality left from motion, whereas Aquinas affirms the notion of passion as motion. In this paper I expound on the difficulties Albert has with the term and how Aquinas resolves them. I argue that Aquinas successfully addresses the Albert's difficulties, thus establishing a foundation for a more refined understanding of human psychology in relation to ethical behaviour. |
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| ISSN: | 2657-3555 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/ejsta-2024-0004 |
