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Disputed questions

Quaestiones disputatae de anima

Aquinas's mature disputed treatment of the soul, intellect, embodiment, and human operations.

Date

1265-1266

Why it matters

It is central for understanding the human person as one embodied substance whose rational soul subsists.

How to read it

  1. 1Keep hylomorphism in view before asking about immortality.
  2. 2Distinguish powers of the soul from the soul itself.
  3. 3Compare the disputed questions with the Aristotle commentary.