Summa in a Year
Day 68: Counsel & Consent
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Religion & Spirituality
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Overview
Austin Habich explores Aquinas's concepts of counsel and consent, revealing intricate human decision processes.
Takeaways
  • Counsel involves intellect and will interplay, accentuating deliberation in human action.
  • Intended goals influence means' counsel, distinguishing end determination from action choices.
  • Consent aligns with rational self-control, illustrating freedom in human moral decision-making.
Chapters
  • The Dance of Intellect and Will
    Austin Habich discusses how Aquinas views counsel as an inquiry, highlighting the critical interactions between intellect and will in decision-making processes.
  • The Goal's Role in Means' Counsel
    Exploring Aquinas, Habich explains how counsel focuses on the means to achieve preexisting ends, noting the importance of goals in driving inquiries and actions.
  • Consent and Its Rational Nature
    Habich elaborates on Aquinas's view of consent as a willful act, emphasizing its absence in irrational animals and dependence on rational deliberation.
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