{"product_id":"course-of-theology-volume-five-i-joao-poinsot","title":"Course of Theology - Volume Five I - João Poinsot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a9a49c88-7703-4388-a64f-1b001f2b4ef8\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eThis fifth volume (Part I) of John of St. Thomas’s \u003cem data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"169\"\u003eCourse of Theology\u003c\/em\u003e continues his systematic Thomistic exposition of rational creatures, moving from angelology to a more detailed treatment of human nature within the order of creation, in line with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Aquinas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"696\"\u003eThe work focuses primarily on the human soul considered in itself as a spiritual substance. John of St. Thomas analyzes its immateriality, simplicity, and intellectual operations, emphasizing its distinction from the body while also explaining its natural union with it as the form of a living human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"987\"\u003eA central portion is devoted to human cognition, including sensation, abstraction, and intellectual knowledge. He carefully explains how the intellect moves from sensible experience to universal concepts, maintaining a realist account of knowledge grounded in the intelligibility of being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eThe volume also introduces key questions concerning the faculties of the soul, especially intellect and will, laying the groundwork for later moral and theological discussions. Throughout, Poinsot applies his characteristic scholastic precision, using careful distinctions to clarify the structure and powers of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1508\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOverall, this volume presents the human person as a rational creature situated between the purely spiritual (angels) and the material world, ordered toward truth, goodness, and ultimately God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57765900353861,"sku":"999999999999999999999999999","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/1790\/8293\/files\/1776925965.jpg?v=1776925973","url":"https:\/\/scholasticarchive.com\/products\/course-of-theology-volume-five-i-joao-poinsot","provider":"Scholastic Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}