Chapter — Billuart, Summa Summae · from Schola Thomistica
On Human Acts Taken Specifically
The general condition of human acts having been explained, namely by reason of voluntary and free, we must now treat of the acts themselves specially : first of elicited acts, then of imperated ones. Now six acts are elicited by will : three concerning end, namely simple volition, intention, and fruition; and three concerning means, namely consent, election, and active use. To these six acts of will there correspond on the part of intellect five directing acts, and one on part of executive powers. On part of intellect, two concerning end, namely simple apprehension and judgment; three concerning means, namely counsel or consultation, practical or discriminative judgment of means, and command. On part of other powers, passive use.
Explicata conditione generali actuum humanorum, scilicet ratione voluntarii et liberi, nunc agendum est de ipsis actibus speciatim : primo de actibus elicitis, deinde de imperatis. Sunt autem sex actus a voluntate eliciti: tres circa finem, scilicet simplex volitio, intentio et fruitio, et tres circa media, scilicet consensus, electio et usus activus. His sex actibus voluntatis correspondent ex parte intellectus quinque actus dirigentes, et unus ex parte potentiarum executivarum. Ex parte intellectus, duo circa finem, scilicet simplex apprehensio et judicium; tres circa media, nempe consilium seu consultatio, judicium practicum seu discretivum mediorum, et imperium. Ex parte potentiarum aliarum, usus passivus.
Of these Author treats quite fully through ten questions. Several things also concerning volitional power itself he intermingles in first questions, unto more accurate knowledge of acts. We shall select what are more useful.
De his satis fusè agit Author per decem quaestiones. Plura etiam de ipsa potentia volitiva immiscet in primis quaestionibus ad accuratiorem actuum notitiam. Quae sunt utiliora seligemus.