Summa Theologica - 08 Pars Prima Secundae, Treatise on Habits, Virtues and Vices
Gelesen von M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Saint Thomas Aquinas
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The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the main theological teachings of that time. It summarizes the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West, which, before the Protestant Reformation, subsisted solely in the Roman Catholic Church. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God, God's creation, Man, Man's purpose, Christ, the Sacraments, and back to God. (Summary adapted from the Wikipedia)
This selection of the Summa Theologica covers questions 49-89 of the Prima Secundae ("First-half of the Second Part"), a Treatise on the Habits, Virtues and Vices: the habits in general (questions 49-54), and in particular (questions 55-89), whether expressed as virtues (55-70) or as vices (71-89). (24 hr 19 min)
Chapters
Question 49 - OF HABITS IN GENERAL, AS TO THEIR SUBSTANCE (In Four Articles)
34:31
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Question 51 - OF THE CAUSE OF HABITS, AS TO THEIR FORMATION (In Four Articles)
25:53
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Question 53 - HOW HABITS ARE CORRUPTED OR DIMINISHED (In Three Articles)
21:42
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Question 55 - OF THE VIRTUES, AS TO THEIR ESSENCE (In Four Articles)
28:36
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Question 58 - OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES (In Five…
33:23
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Question 59 - OF MORAL VIRTUE IN RELATION TO THE PASSIONS (In Five Articles)
29:21
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Question 60 - HOW THE MORAL VIRTUES DIFFER FROM ONE ANOTHER (In Five Articles)
36:09
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Question 67 - OF THE DURATION OF VIRTUES AFTER THIS LIFE (In Six Articles)
42:41
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Question 71 - OF VICE AND SIN CONSIDERED IN THEMSELVES (In Six Articles)
41:16
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Question 73 - OF THE COMPARISON OF ONE SIN WITH ANOTHER (In Ten Articles), part…
31:11
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Question 73 - OF THE COMPARISON OF ONE SIN WITH ANOTHER (In Ten Articles), part…
33:44
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Question 76 - OF THE CAUSES OF SIN, IN PARTICULAR (In Four Articles)
28:36
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Question 77 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, ON THE PART OF THE SENSITIVE APPETITE (In Ei…
51:29
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Question 78 - OF THAT CAUSE OF SIN WHICH IS MALICE (In Four Articles)
27:07
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Question 80 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, AS REGARDS THE DEVIL (In Four Articles)
24:40
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Question 81 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, ON THE PART OF MAN (In Five Articles)
36:53
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Question 82 - OF ORIGINAL SIN, AS TO ITS ESSENCE (In Four Articles)
24:13
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Question 84 - OF THE CAUSE OF SIN, IN RESPECT OF ONE SIN BEING THE CAUSE OF ANO…
28:59
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Question 85 - OF THE EFFECTS OF SIN, AND FIRST, OF THE CORRUPTION OF THE GOOD O…
41:16
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