![]() ![]() So check with your school / professor for preferences, then just be consistent. Proper notation procedure is to list the above elements in a consistent manner h owever, conventions vary widely (see academic examples below). When citing passages from the Summa, do not use page numbers (this would be like saying “Bible, p. Brief replies are given to the initial objections.A contrary response (reflecting Thomas’s thinking) from some authority is cited (indicated by sed contra – “On the contrary”).Plausible responses are listed as Objections (the adversus).The topic of the article is given in the form a question.Questions are dealt with in Articles, each made up of five sections: The Second Part of Part II has 189 Questions.The First Part of Part II has 114 Questions.Part III ( Tertia Pars) deals with Christ.Part II ( Prima / Secunda Secundæ) is in two parts dealing with Humanity and Morality.The Summa has three main divisions called Parts: Below I present my findings (all subject to change as Thomists from around the blogosphere send in suggestions!).Ĭiting the Summa is based on its structure, so let’s begin with that. This does not mean, however, that there are no wrong ways to do so. What I discovered is that there seems to be no authoritative answer. Having struggled with this issue for some time, I thought I would attempt to get a final answer as to how Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiæ* is to be cited in academic writing. ![]()
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