Assignment title: Information


INSTRUCTIONS: write from Question 84 of Aquinas's Treatise on Human Nature, Summa theologiae, The text are: 1) Article 3: Are the species of all intelligible things naturally endowed to the soul? ***Write an essay in which you analyze the structure of Aquinas's argument in support of his position article 3, isolating the main premises and concepts on which the argument is based and explaining them as clearly as possible. Make sure you state clearly what Aquinas's position is! If there are terms or concepts that are not clear to you, try to tease out their meaning from the context. Once you have presented Aquinas's argument, you should briefly assess its success in its own terms. However, the main focus of this first essay is on the exposition and analysis of Aquinas's argument rather than on your evaluation of it. Tip: Focus your discussion on Aquinas's Reply and his response to the objections. Remember that the opening objections do not represent Aquinas's views, but the positions he is arguing against! You should discuss them only to the extent that they help you to clarify the underlying issue that Aquinas is addressing in the reply and responses.