“ Whether a Human Action Deserves Praise or Blame, by Reason of Its Being Good or Evil? ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | evil praise |
| 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 |
Context
“and therefore sin, which consists in straying from the order to the end, consists properly in an action. On the other hand, punishment regards the person of the sinner, as was stated in the First Part (Q. 48, A. 5, ad 4; A. 6, ad 3) . ________________________
SECOND ARTICLE [I-II, Q. 21, Art. 2]
Whether a Human Action Deserves Praise or Blame, by Reason of Its Being Good or Evil?
Objection 1: It would seem that a human action does not deserve praise or blame by reason of its being good or evil. For "sin happens even in things done by nature" (Phys. ii, 8) . And yet natural things are not deserving of praise or blame”
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