Q1A2: St. Thomas uses the "science" in a new way for me. Obviously he is using the word in a different way than I do with respect to "biology" or "chemistry". Also, I wonder if I am correctly viewing "sacred doctrine" as "theology".
Q1A3: A further analysis concerning whether sacred doctrine is a single science (as opposed to a family of sciences?). Here I think we see the influence of Aristotle in the distinction between material and formal objects.
Q1A4: St. Thomas says that sacred doctrine is not a practical science but rather a speculative science. I see is point, but I cannot help but wonder what is the practical science that follows. Ethics?
A daily slog by a few Catholic men through the Summa.
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