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Commentary On the Book of Causes title: Thomas Aquinas in Translation Thomas.; Guagliardo, Vincent A.; Hess, author: Charles R.; Taylor, Richard C. publisher: Catholic University of America Press isbn10 | asin: 0813208440 print isbn13: 9780813208442 ebook isbn13: 9780813210483 language: English Liber de causis, God--Early works to 1800, Causation--Early works to 1800, Creation-- Early works to 1800, Ontology--Early subject works to 1800, Intellect--Early works to 1800, Soul--Early works to 1800, Neoplatonism--Early works to 1800. publication date: 1996 lcc: B765.T53S8213 1996eb ddc: 122 Liber de causis, God--Early works to 1800, Causation--Early works to 1800, Creation-- Early works to 1800, Ontology--Early subject: works to 1800, Intellect--Early works to 1800, Soul--Early works to 1800, Neoplatonism--Early works to 1800. Page i Commentary on the Book of Causes Page ii THOMAS AQUINAS IN TRANSLATION EDITORIAL BOARD Jude P. Dougherty, The Catholic University of America Thérèse-Anne Druart, The Catholic University of America David M. Gallagher, The Catholic University of America Jorge J. E. Gracia, The State University of New York at Buffalo David J. McGonagle, The Catholic University of America Timothy Noone, The Catholic University of America Kevin White, The Catholic University of America John F. Wippel, The Catholic University of America Page iii Commentary on the Book of Causes [Super Librum De Causis Expositio] St. Thomas Aquinas Translated and annotated by Vincent A. Guagliardo, O.P. Charles R. Hess, O.P. Richard C. Taylor Introduction by Vincent A. Guagliardo, O.P. Page iv Copyright © 1996 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information SciencePermanence of Paper for Printed Library materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?1274. [Super librum de causis expositio. English] Commentary on the Book of causes / St. Thomas Aquinas ; translated and annotated by Vincent A. Guagliardo, Charles R. Hess, Richard C. Taylor ; introduction by Vincent A. Guagliardo. p. cm. (Thomas Aquinas in translation) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Liber de causis. 2. CausationEarly works to 1800. I. Guagliardo, Vincent A., 19441995. II. Hess, Charles R., 1922 . III. Taylor, Richard C., 1950 . IV. Title. V. Series. BD530.L533T47 1996 122dc20 95-22559 ISBN 0-8132-0843-2 (cl). ISBN 0-8132-0844-0 (pa) Page v CONTENTS Introduction ix A Note on the Translation xxxiii Outline of the Book of Causes xxxvi Commentary on the Book of Causes Preface 3 Proposition 1 5 [The Principle of the Entire Work] Proposition 2 12 [The Three Grades of Universal Causes] Proposition 3 19 [The Unity of Universal Causes through the Ultimate Cause] Proposition 4 28 [Intelligences] Proposition 5 37 [Souls] Proposition 6 45 [The First Cause] Proposition 7 53 [The Substance of an Intelligence] Proposition 8 60 [An Intelligence's Knowledge of Higher and Lower Things] Proposition 9 64 [An Intelligence's Knowledge of What Is above It] Proposition 10 74 [How an Intelligence Knows] Proposition 11 81 [An Intelligence Knows Eternal Things] Proposition 12 87 [Intelligences Know One Another] Proposition 13 91 [How an Intelligence Knows Itself] Page vi Proposition 14 94 [The Soul in Relation to Other Things] Proposition 15 98 [The Soul in Itself] Proposition 16 103 [The Dependency of Unlimited Powers on the First Infinite Power] Proposition 17 109 [The Assimilation of Unlimited Powers to the First Infinite Power] Proposition 18 111 [Universal Dependence on the First Cause] Proposition 19 116 [Degrees of Participation in the First Cause] Proposition 20 120 [Divine Rule] Proposition 21 125 [Divine Abundance] Proposition 22 128 [Divine Excellence] Proposition 23 131 [Rule of an Intelligence] Proposition 24 134 [Perfections Diversely Received] Proposition 25 139 [Ingenerable Substances] Proposition 26 143 [Incorruptible Substances] Proposition 27 146 [Corruptible Substances] Proposition 28 148 [The Simplicity of Steadfastly Abiding Substances] Proposition 29 151 [The Steadfast Abidingness of Simple Substances] Proposition 30 153 [Temporal Things] Proposition 31 158 [Eternal Things] Proposition 32 161 [The Condition of the Soul]
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