TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

TREATISE ON SEPARATE SUBSTANCES

CHAPTER I

 The opinion of the early philosophers and of Plato

CHAPTER II

 Aristotle's opinion

CHAPTER III

 How Aristotle and Plato agree

CHAPTER IV

 How the above positions of Plato and Aristotle differ

CHAPTER V

 The opinion of Avicebron and his arguments for it

CHAPTER VI

 Refutation of Avicebron's position

CHAPTER VII

 That of spiritual and corporeal substances there cannot be one matter

CHAPTER VIII

 On the refutation of Avicebron's arguments

CHAPTER IX

 Concerning the error of those who posit the angels as not created and its refutation

CHAPTER X

 The opinion of Avicenna on the coming of things from the first principle and its refutation

CHAPTER XI

 Concerning Plato's opinion on the Ideas and its refutation

CHAPTER XII

 On the error of those who hold that all spiritual substances are created equal and its refutation

CHAPTER XIII

 On the error of those who say that God and the angels do not have a knowledge of singulars

CHAPTER XIV

 In which it is shown that God's providence extends to all things

CHAPTER XV

 Resolution of the aforementioned positions

CHAPTER XVI

 The error of the Manicheans concerning the aforementioned points and its refutation

CHAPTER XVII

 What must be held according to the Catholic faith with respect to the origin of the angels

CHAPTER XVIII

 On the condition of the nature of spiritual substances according to faith

CHAPTER XIX

 On the distinction of spiritual substances according to sacred teaching

Authors cited by Saint Thomas

Bibliography