{"product_id":"course-of-theology-volume-five-ii-joao-poinsot","title":"Course of Theology - Volume Five II - 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=\"acc6b56b-b1b5-425c-b46f-9ca6d154ca54\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"97\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eCourse of Theology, Volume V (Part II) – \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn of St. Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (João Poinsot)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"352\"\u003eThis second part of Volume V continues John of St. Thomas’s treatment of philosophical anthropology within his \u003cem data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eCourse of Theology\u003c\/em\u003e, completing his systematic study of the human person in the Thomistic tradition of \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=\"354\" data-end=\"736\"\u003eThe work further develops the doctrine of the human soul, focusing especially on its higher operations. John of St. Thomas examines intellectual knowledge in greater depth, including the process of abstraction, the formation of universal concepts, and the nature of judgment and reasoning. He maintains a strong realist epistemology, emphasizing the intellect’s conformity to being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"998\"\u003eA significant portion is devoted to the will, its freedom, and its relation to the intellect. He analyzes voluntary action, choice, and the ordering of the will toward the good, while carefully distinguishing between natural inclination and deliberate freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eThe volume also treats the unity of the human person, explaining how soul and body form a single substantial unity, with the soul as the substantial form of the body. He clarifies how intellectual and sensitive operations belong to one integrated human subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1538\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThroughout, Poinsot applies his characteristic scholastic rigor, using precise metaphysical distinctions to explain the structure of human nature. The result is a comprehensive account of the human person as a rational, embodied substance ordered toward truth and moral good.\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":57765904515397,"sku":"999999999999999999999999999","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/1790\/8293\/files\/1776926107.jpg?v=1776926118","url":"https:\/\/scholasticarchive.com\/products\/course-of-theology-volume-five-ii-joao-poinsot","provider":"Scholastic Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}