“ For whoever has free-will does what he wills. But man does not what he wills ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
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| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17611/pg17611-images.html |
Context
“If it is appetitive, is it the same power as the will, or distinct? _______________________
FIRST ARTICLE [I, Q. 83, Art. 1]
Whether Man Has Free-Will?
Objection 1: It would seem that man has not free-will. For whoever has free-will does what he wills. But man does not what he wills; for it is written (Rom. 7:19) : "For the good which I will I do not, but the evil which I will not, that I do." Therefore man has not free-will.
Obj. 2: Further, whoever has free-will has in his power to will or not to will, to do or not to do.”
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