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23180 | The will is the rational appetite [Aquinas] |
Full Idea: The will is the rational appetite. | |
From: Thomas Aquinas (Summa Theologicae [1265], II-II Q58 4) | |
A reaction: Defining the will in terms of reason sounds more like an Enlightenment optimist than a medieval theologian. I suspect that for him it is tautological the reason is involved, if only the reason can make decisions. Hobbes prefers to ruling appetite. |