EPISODE · Dec 17, 2021 · 2 MIN
P3Ch17a "Esse" and Nature as Principles of Activity
from Foundations of Christian Thought · host Christian Thought
Part 3 Metaphysics Chapter 17 The Activity of Created Being Section a. "Esse" and Nature as Principles of Activity Both the act of being and the nature of the being are the principles by which something acts, as such a thing cannot act unless it is, and thing acts only according to its nature. This opens up the subject on being, operation and subsistence. It explains the ranking of importance between being and acting, being being first, and act of secondary importance.
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Part 3 Metaphysics Chapter 17 The Activity of Created Being Section a. "Esse" and Nature as Principles of Activity Both the act of being and the nature of the being are the principles by which something acts, as such a thing cannot act unless it is, and thing acts only according to its nature. This opens up the subject on being, operation and subsistence. It explains the ranking of importance between being and acting, being being first, and act of secondary importance.
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