XVI. OF MAN'S POWERS OF LOVING: FREE WILL
(A)
Yes, there are also the powers of loving.
What is understood by these powers?
By the powers of loving we understand that there is in man a power by which he is drawn through the medium of his powers of knowing to seek whatsoever presents itself as a good, and to turn away from whatsoever presents itself as an evil.
Are there several powers of loving in man?
They are twofold by reason of the two kinds of knowledge in man. What are these powers of loving called?
The first is called the heart or the affections in the material sense of the word (LXXXI.); the second is called the will (LXXXII.).
May not man's will also be called the heart?
Yes, but in a higher and wholly immaterial sense of the word.
Which is the more perfect of these two powers of loving?
The will.
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Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 73-74). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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