The present work is substantially a dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Toronto. While aware of the numerous imperfections of the work I have decided, on the urging of many colleagues, to publish it at this time because of the current relevance of the subject-matter and especially of the collection of texts. I am happy to acknowledge my indebtedness to the faculty of the Pontifical Mediaeval Institute of Toronto and especially to the Reverend Ignatius Eschmann, O.P., who first suggested the idea of this study and whose encouragement and assistance brought it to completion. My thanks are due also to the Reverend George Klubertanz, S.J., and Mr. Paul Mathews, both of the Department of Philosophy of Saint Louis University, and" for invaluable secretarial assistance, to Mrs. Savina Tonella and Miss Agnes Kutz. R. J. HENLE, S.j. Saint Louis December, 1954 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INTRODUCTION. . .
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One The Texts.- The Plato and Platonici Texts and Their Sources.- Commentaria in IV Libros Sententiarum.- Quaestiones Disputatae.- De Veritate.- De Potentia Dei.- De Spiritualibus Creaturis.- De Malo.- De Anima.- De Virtutibus.- Quaestiones Quodlibetales.- The Commentaries.- A. The Scripture Commentaries.- a) The Old Testament.- Expositio in Job.- In Psalmos Davidis Expositio.- b) The New Testament.- Commentum in Evangelium S. Matthaei.- Expositio in S. Pauli Epistolas.- In Evangelium S. Joannis Expositio.- B. The Commentaries on Aristotle.- In X libros Ethicorum ad Nicomachum Expositio.- In III primos libros Politicorum Aristotelis.- In VIII libros Physicorum Aristotelis.- In libros posteriorum analyticorum Expositio.- In XII libros Metaphysicorum Expositio.- In libros Perihermenias Expositio.- In libros de Anima Aristotelis Expositio.- In librum de sensu et sensato Expositio.- In librum de memoria et reminiscentia Expositio.- In primos libros de Caelo et Mundo Expositio.- In primos libros Meteorologicorum Expositio.- In libros de Generatione et corruptione Expositio.- C. Other Commentaries.- Quaestiones super librum Boetii De Trinitate.- Expositio in librum Boetii De Hebdomadibus.- Commentum in librum Dionysii de Divinis Nominibus.- In librum de Causis Expositio.- Summa De Veritate Catholicae Fidei Contra Gentiles.- Summa Theologica.- Opuscula, Etc.- De ente et essentia.- De articulis fidei et ecclesiae sacramentis.- De occultis operibus naturae.- De unitate intellectu contra Averroistas.- Responsio (vel Declaratio) ad XLII art. ad magistrum Ordinis.- Compendium Theologiae ad Fr. Reginaldum.- De substantiis separatis, sive de natura Angelorum.- Doubtfully Authentic Works.- De natura generis.- Analytic Index to the Texts.- Two Basic Study of the Texts.- I. Saint Thomas' Methodology in the Treatment of Positiones.- II. Introduction to the Ratio-Positio Analysis of Platonic Doctrines.- III. The Pre-Platonic Moment of the Via Platonica: The Theory of Flux and the Deception of the Senses.- 1. Saint Thomas' Exposition of the Relevant Theories.- 2. Saint Thomas' Critique of the Pre-Platonic Theories.- IV. The Basic Principles of the Via Platonica.- 1. The 'Similitude' Principle.- 2. The Operational 'Modus' Principle.- 3. The Reception Principle.- 4. The Transposition of Abstractions Into Reality.- 5. THE Esse in Intellectu.- 6. The Synthesis of Formulations.- 7. THE COMMENTARY ON THE Metaphysics.- 8. THE Via Platonica.- V. The Platonic Ideas.- VI. The Commentary on the Metaphysics: The Platonic Ideas as Ultimate Explicative Principles.- Appendix: The 'Essentialism' of Platonism.- VII. Platonic Participation.- VIII. Plato's Theory of Human Cognition.- IX. The Platonic Doctrine of the Human Soul.- X. The Separated Substances.- 1. The Platonic Argument for the Existence and Nature of the Separated Substances.- 2. Deus pater, intellectus paternus AND THE anima mundi.- 3. Providence.- 4. The 'Good'.- 5. The 'One'.- 6. Per Se Esse, Per Se Vita, Per Se Intelligere.- 7. THE Daemones.- 8. The Final Synthesis.- XI. Summary and Conclusions.- 1. Saint Thomas' Methodology.- 2. The Doctrinal Analysis and Critique.- 3. Saint Thomas' Polemical Strategy.- Notes.- Indexes.