“ Further, whoever has free-will is master of his own actions. But man is not master of his own actions ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | action master |
| 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
“"The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord; whithersoever He will He shall turn it" and (Phil. 2:13) : "It is God Who worketh in you both to will and to accomplish." Therefore man has not free-will.
Obj. 4: Further, whoever has free-will is master of his own actions. But man is not master of his own actions: for it is written (Jer. 10:23) : "The way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk." Therefore man has not free-will.
Obj. 5: Further, the Philosopher says (Ethic. iii, 5) : "According as each one is, such does the end seem to him."”
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