"For eternity is compared to time as immovable to movable. And thus Boethius compared the intellect to eternity, and reason to time."
— St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Work Title
Date
1273
Metaphor
"For eternity is compared to time as immovable to movable. And thus Boethius compared the intellect to eternity, and reason to time."
Metaphor in Context
Reply OBJ 2: The answer is clear from what we have said. For eternity is compared to time as immovable to movable. And thus Boethius compared the intellect to eternity, and reason to time.
(I, Q79, A8, Rp 2)
(I, Q79, A8, Rp 2)
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
