"On the contrary, From its nature the memory is the treasury or storehouse of species."
— St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Work Title
Date
1273
Metaphor
"On the contrary, From its nature the memory is the treasury or storehouse of species."
Metaphor in Context
On the contrary, From its nature the memory is the treasury or storehouse of species. But the Philosopher (De Anima iii) attributes this to the intellect, as we have said (A6, ad 1). Therefore the memory is not another power from the intellect.
(I, Q79, A7)
(I, Q79, A7)
Categories
Provenance
Reading at Past Masters
Citation
St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, trans. Fathers of the English Dominican Province (London: Burns, Oates, and Washburne, 1912-36; New York: Benziger, 1947-48; New York: Christian Classics, 1981). Text from Intelex Past Masters, The Collected Works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Electronic edition. <Link to Past Masters>
Date of Entry
06/14/2011
