The Complete Works Of Francisco Suárez - On the Work of Six Days; On the Soul, Volume III - Francisco Suárez

This third volume of Suárez’s Complete Works brings together his treatment of creation and philosophical psychology, offering a comprehensive scholastic account of the origin of the world and the nature of the human soul.

The first part, On the Work of Six Days, examines the doctrine of creation as presented in Genesis, interpreted through scholastic metaphysics. Suárez analyzes the order of creation, the emergence of beings according to divine wisdom, and the structure of the natural world as a hierarchically ordered cosmos. He treats creation not merely as a historical account, but as a theological and philosophical explanation of contingent being’s dependence on God.

The second part, On the Soul, turns to the nature of the human soul as a rational, immaterial substance. Suárez discusses its essence, powers, and union with the body, carefully distinguishing intellect, will, and sensitive faculties. He also addresses questions concerning the soul’s immortality, its operations apart from the body, and its role as the substantial form of the human person.

Throughout both treatises, Suárez applies his characteristic precision and systematic method, combining Aristotelian foundations with later scholastic developments. The result is a unified account of creation and human nature that situates the human person within the broader order of the cosmos and divine providence.