“ For no power is a passion. But every love is a power, as Dionysius says (Div. Nom. iv) . Therefore love is not a passion. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | passion love |
| 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
“Nom. iv) , "Beauty and goodness are beloved by all things"; since each single thing has a connaturalness with that which is naturally suitable to it. ________________________
SECOND ARTICLE [I-II, Q. 26, Art. 2]
Whether Love Is a Passion?
Objection 1: It would seem that love is not a passion. For no power is a passion. But every love is a power, as Dionysius says (Div. Nom. iv) . Therefore love is not a passion. Obj. 2: Further, love is a kind of union or bond, as Augustine says (De Trin. viii, 10) . But a union or bond is not a passion, but rather a relation. Therefore love is not a passion.
Obj. 3: Further, Damascene says (De Fide Orth. ii, 22) that passion is a movement.” source
SECOND ARTICLE [I-II, Q. 26, Art. 2]
Whether Love Is a Passion?
Objection 1: It would seem that love is not a passion. For no power is a passion. But every love is a power, as Dionysius says (Div. Nom. iv) . Therefore love is not a passion. Obj. 2: Further, love is a kind of union or bond, as Augustine says (De Trin. viii, 10) . But a union or bond is not a passion, but rather a relation. Therefore love is not a passion.
Obj. 3: Further, Damascene says (De Fide Orth. ii, 22) that passion is a movement.” source
