The Passions in General

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. III, Section I. On the Passions in General, nn. 33, 34, 35 & 36 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. III, Section III. On Fear in Particular, n. 43 — IV. Practical question. Having set forth the influence of the passions on liberty, we add a sufficiently practical question: namely, whether there is an obligation of positively resisting the passions, or whether it suff… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 15 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Obstacles to Consent, nn. 40, 45, 48 & 49 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 5. The Passions, Introduction, n. 116 — (Summa Theologica, I-II, qq. 22-48.) Having discussed the acts proper to man, we shall now speak of the passions, which are common to both man and beast.Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 5. The Passions, Definition, n. 117 — Definition. Definition.—The passions—also called the emotions, affections, or sentiments—are acts of desire; but, unlike the acts of the will, they are directed, not to good apprehended by the higher knowing power of the intellect, … Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 5. The Passions, Division, nn. 118, 119 & 120 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 5. The Passions, Moral Value of the Passions, nn. 121, 126, 129 & 131 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 1. Habits in General, Habits and Morality, n. 140 — Habits and Morality. Habits and Morality.—The importance of habits in man’s moral life is very great. (a) Habits are an index to a man’s past career, for the ease and facility he now possesses through them is the result of many struggles and… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 3. The Subjective Par…, The Roots of Restitution, n. 1764 — Some Causes That Remove or Diminish Theological Culpability. Some Causes That Remove or Diminish Theological Culpability.—(a) Mental derangement or passion (e.g., great fear or anger) may make an injurious act unintentional and so take away natural liability for restitution (see 4… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, On Human Acts, II. On the Impediments of the Human Act, nn. 55, 56 & 57 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 9 passages

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Human Acts — Chapter I: On Free Acts, nn. 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 & 107 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 18 passages

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in…, First Part: On Human Acts …, Section A: On the Conditio…, Ch. I, Q. IV, Article I: On the Passions, nn. ¶1, 90, 91, 92, 93 & 94 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Charles-René Billuart, O.P. — 35 passages

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On the Passions and the Vi…, On the Passions, On the passions in particular, nn. 1–35 (35 passages)

Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law

Joseph Rickaby, S.J. — 27 passages

Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section I. Of Passions in General, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section II. Of Desire, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section III. Of Delight, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section IV. Of Anger, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy

Charles Coppens, S.J. — 7 passages

Chapter II: The Morality of Human Acts, nn. 68, ¶126, 69, ¶128, ¶129, 70 & 71 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on Human Acts (Commentarii de Actibus Humanis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 2 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary VI: On Concupiscence, n. 14 — 14. “It must be said that the passions of the soul can have themselves to the judgment of reason in two ways: in one way antecedently; and thus, since they cloud the judgment of reason, upon which the moral goodness of t… Read in context →

Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary IX: On the Morality of Human Acts, n. 34 — 34. But concerning the passions in particular it is asked: “Whether moral good and evil can be found in the passions of the soul? — It must be said that the passions of the soul can be considered in two ways: in one way,… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 19 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § 3, 3. On Passion or Concupiscence, nn. 72–90 (19 passages)