Thomas Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Human Act

This book offers a novel account of Aquinas''s theory of the human act. It argues that Aquinas takes a human act to be a composite of two power-exercises, where one relates to the other as form to matter. The formal component is an act of the will, and the material component is a power-exercise caused by the will, which Aquinas refers to as the ''commanded act.'' The book also argues that Aquinas ...