Abstract
Aquinas’ conception of causality, especially when associated to the notions of creation and nature, grounds his cosmology as presented in the Summa contra gentiles . Two theses are central to this cosmology. The first claims that the divine causality bestows order upon the world. The second in turn maintains that the set of stars, the heaven, rules and moves the sublunar realm, which necessarily occurs due to divine causality. There is therefore an articulation conceived by Aquinas between the two theses. To show this articulation is the aim of this paper. For this, I investigate how Aquinas understands and associates the notions of causality, creation and nature in such a way that it guarantees both divine creation and the operation proper to natural beings, among which stands out the heaven, which, in virtue of continuous locomotion, sets the condition for the actualization of beings’ potentialities.
Highlights
Two theses are central to this cosmology
The first claims that the divine causality bestows order upon the world
The second in turn maintains that the set of stars, the heaven, rules and moves the sublunar realm, which necessarily occurs due to divine causality
Summary
Resumo: A concepção de causalidade de Tomás de Aquino, sobretudo vinculada às noções de criação e natureza, fundamenta sua cosmologia presente na Summa contra gentiles. Embora este artigo não tenha por escopo relacionar diretamente a possível discussão entre Tomás e as condenações, nem mesmo entre ele e os autores que de algum modo são visados nas condenações, a menção a este evento funciona como via para se perceber a ênfase conferida pelo próprio Tomás a uma tese central de sua cosmologia, a saber: os entes da região sublunar necessitam, para existir e operar, da locomoção do conjunto dos astros, o céu. O propósito deste artigo é explicitar como Tomás articula tais noções de modo a assegurar, por um lado, a criação divina e, por outro, a operação própria dos entes naturais, dentre os quais se destaca o céu que, devido à locomoção contínua, confere as condições para a efetivação das potencialidades dos entes sublunares
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