“ Now other passions lead men astray from right reason with greater vehemence than the desire for pleasures of touch ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | passion pleasure |
| 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
“according to St. Thomas' reading; St. Ambrose wrote "concinentem = harmonious"] .
Obj. 2: Further, continence takes its name from a man standing for the good of right reason, as stated above (A. 1, ad 2) . Now other passions lead men astray from right reason with greater vehemence than the desire for pleasures of touch: for instance, the fear of mortal dangers, which stupefies a man, and anger which makes him behave like a madman, as Seneca remarks [*De Ira i, 1] . Therefore continence does not properly regard the desires for pleasures of touch.”
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