RT Article
T1 The Motion of the Soul: Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great on the Passions
JF European journal for the study of Thomas Aquinas
VO 42
IS 1
SP 49
OP 63
A1 Matsumura, Ryosuke
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1913259870
AB This paper examines Aquinas' and Albert's respective interpretations of the term "motion" in Damasecene's definitions of the passion. Although they have a common understanding of the term within an Aristotelian context, they hold differing attitudes toward it: Albert denies that passion is motion, saying that it is quality left from motion, whereas Aquinas affirms the notion of passion as motion. In this paper I expound on the difficulties Albert has with the term and how Aquinas resolves them. I argue that Aquinas successfully addresses the Albert's difficulties, thus establishing a foundation for a more refined understanding of human psychology in relation to ethical behaviour.
K1 Albert the Great
K1 Motion
K1 Passion
K1 Philosophical psychology
DO 10.2478/ejsta-2024-0004