“ Reply Obj. 3: To understand the truth is, in itself, beloved by all; and yet, accidentally it may be hateful to someone, in so far as a man is hindered thereby from having what he loves yet more. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | understanding truth |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18755/pg18755-images.html |
Context
“Reply Obj. 1: The blindness that excuses from sin is that which arises from the natural defect of one who cannot see.
Reply Obj. 2: This argument considers the second kind of blindness which is a punishment.
Reply Obj. 3: To understand the truth is, in itself, beloved by all; and yet, accidentally it may be hateful to someone, in so far as a man is hindered thereby from having what he loves yet more. _______________________
SECOND ARTICLE [II-II, Q. 15, Art. 2]
Whether Dulness of Sense Is a Sin Distinct from Blindness of Mind?
Objection 1: It seems that dulness of sense is not a distinct sin from blindness of mind.” source
Reply Obj. 2: This argument considers the second kind of blindness which is a punishment.
Reply Obj. 3: To understand the truth is, in itself, beloved by all; and yet, accidentally it may be hateful to someone, in so far as a man is hindered thereby from having what he loves yet more. _______________________
SECOND ARTICLE [II-II, Q. 15, Art. 2]
Whether Dulness of Sense Is a Sin Distinct from Blindness of Mind?
Objection 1: It seems that dulness of sense is not a distinct sin from blindness of mind.” source
