La distinction entre virtus et potentia dei selon Saint Thomas d'Aquin

Fornerod, Mireille
(2014) Revue théologique de Louvain — Vol. 45, n° 4, p. 502-532 (2014)

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The distinction between the concept of virtus and that of potentia, when Aquinas applies them to divine power, has not been studied much to this day. This article looks at the common meaning of the terms, and the distinction between them. Aquinas proceeds by analogy: he bases his argument on the concept of created power, and in particular human virtue, which is one of its variants. The present article describes this analogical process, aiming to show that the common understanding of virtus fully includes the meaning of potentia, and emphasizing some of its connotations.
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Fornerod, M. (2014). La distinction entre virtus et potentia dei selon Saint Thomas d’Aquin. Revue théologique de Louvain, 45(4), 502-532. https://doi.org/10.2143/RTL.45.4.1000002 (Original work published 2014)