“ Because hatred is a passion of the sensitive appetite, which is moved by an apprehension in the senses. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | passion appetite |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17897/pg17897-images.html |
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“The reason why we love those who are straightforward is that they make known the truth, and the knowledge of the truth, considered in itself, is a desirable thing. ________________________
SIXTH ARTICLE [I-II, Q. 29, Art. 6]
Whether Anything Can Be an Object of Universal Hatred?
Objection 1: It would seem that a thing cannot be an object of universal hatred. Because hatred is a passion of the sensitive appetite, which is moved by an apprehension in the senses. But the senses cannot apprehend the universal. Therefore a thing cannot be an object of universal hatred.
Obj. 2: Further, hatred is caused by disagreement; and where there is disagreement, there is nothing in common.”
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