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Single Idea 20211

[filed under theme 29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity ]

Full Idea

Aquinas describes the ultimate end of human life as the Beatific Vision, a state that is simultaneously the enjoyment of perfect happiness and a perfect revelation of truth.

Gist of Idea

Life aims at the Beatific Vision - of perfect happiness, and revealed truth

Source

report of Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologicae [1265]) by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski - Virtues of the Mind II 4.2

Book Ref

Zagzebski,Linda: 'Virtues of the Mind' [CUP 1996], p.198


A Reaction

I like that a lot, even though my idea of the revelation of truth is very distant from that of Aquinas. Ignorant happiness is not much of an aspiration.