Weekly excerpt from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica.Article 5. Whether man can attain happiness by his natural powers? Objection 1. It would seem that man can attain Happiness by his natural powers. For nature does not fail in necessary things. But nothing is so necessary to man as that by which he attains the last […]
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On the attainment of happiness pt. 4
Weekly excerpt from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica.Article 4. Whether happiness once had can be lost? Objection 1. It would seem that Happiness can be lost. For Happiness is a perfection. But every perfection is in the thing perfected according to the mode of the latter. Since then man is, by his nature, changeable, it […]
On the attainment of happiness pt. 3
Weekly excerpt from St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica.Article 3. Whether one can be happy in this life? Objection 1. It would seem that Happiness can be had in this life. For it is written (Psalm 118:1): “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.” But this happens in […]
On the attainment of happiness pt. 2
Article 2. Whether one man can be happier than another? Objection 1. It would seem that one man cannot be happier than another. For Happiness is “the reward of virtue,” as the Philosopher says (Ethic. i, 9). But equal reward is given for all the works of virtue; because it is written (Matthew 20:10) that […]
On the attainment of happiness pt. 1
An excerpt from the “Summa Theologica” by St. Thomas Aquinas. Among the greatest literary works of all time. This is one part I particularly enjoy and am fascinated by. It is rather lengthy so I will post only one of the eight points each week. I hope you enjoy. On the attainment of happiness We […]