Abbreviations
Abbreviations Aquinas quotes a very large number of times from scripture and other authorities. He is not usually concerned to distinguish sharply between precise quotation, broadly accurate quotation, and paraphrase. Although the translation sometimes uses quotation marks and sometimes does not, readers should not assume that it thereby represents a sharp contrast between methods of citation in Aquinas's original. Where Aquinas's text gives an inaccurate reference, we have given the correct reference in the translation wherever we have traced this. It has not been possible in every case to identify the passage quoted. In such cases, where Aquinas himself gives a specific reference, we have retained it in the text. Otherwise, we have left whatever general reference Aquinas offers (e.g. 'as Averroes says').
Abbreviations of non-scriptural works are given in italics in the text and correspond to the works indicated in the list below. Abbreviations of books of the Bible are given in roman type in the text and can be found in the Index of scriptural citations.
We have used 'obj. x' to refer to objection x in a disputed question, 'rep.' to refer to the reply, and 'ad x' to refer to the reply to objection x.
DQ Augustine, Eighty-Three Diverse Questions AA Augustine, Against Adimantus AdGr Augustine, On Admonition and Grace (De correptione et gratia) AF Augustine, Against Faustus AJ Augustine, Against Julian xxxvii
List of abbreviations Ar Boethius, Arithmetic AverSoul Averroes, Commentary on Aristotle's On the Soul
AvSoul Avicenna, On the Soul Cat Aristotle, Categories CG Augustine, The City of God CommEth Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics
CommLuke Commentary on Luke CommMatt Commentary on Matthew CommMet Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics
CommPhys Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle's Physics CommSent Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Sentences of Peter
Lombard CommSoul Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Aristotle's On the Soul CommSS Origen (trans. Rufinus), Commentary on the Song of Songs
Conf Augustine, Confessions ConfHex Bonaventure, Conferences on the Hexa¨emeron Cons Bernard of Clairvaux, On Consideration ContLife Prosper of Aquitaine, On the Contemplative Life
CT Augustine, On Christian Teaching (De doctrina christiana) DivNames pseudo-Dionysius, On Divine Names DQBrCorr Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on the Virtues: On Brotherly Correction DQCard Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on the Virtues: On the Cardinal Virtues DQChar Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on the Virtues: On Charity DQEvil Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on Evil
DQHope Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on the Virtues: On Hope DQTruth Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on Truth
DQVirtGen Thomas Aquinas, Disputed Questions on the Virtues: On the Virtues in General Dream Macrobius, Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
FC Augustine, On Free Choice of the Will (De libero arbitrio) FirstPhil Avicenna, First Philosophy, or the Divine Science
GA Aristotle, On the Generation of Animals GC Aristotle, On Generation and Corruption GMarr Augustine, On the Good of Marriage (De bono coniugali) xxxviii
List of abbreviations GPers Augustine, On the Gift of Perseverance (De dono perseverantiae) GrFC Augustine, On Grace and Free Choice (De gratia et libero arbitrio) GS Augustine, On the Greatness of the Soul (De quantitate animae) Hand Augustine, Handbook (Enchiridion) HarmGosp Augustine, On the Harmony of the Gospels (De consensu evangelistarum) Heav Aristotle, On the Heavens HomEzek Gregory, Homilies on Ezekiel HomGosp Gregory, Homilies on the Gospels HomSS Origen (trans. Jerome), Homilies on the Song of Songs
Int Aristotle, On Interpretation Inv Cicero, On Invention IS Augustine, On the Immortality of the Soul
LA Athanasius, Life of Antony LCG Augustine, Literal Commentary on Genesis (De genesi ad litteram) Let Augustine, Letters LovGod Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God Ly Augustine, On Lying (De mendacio) Met Aristotle, Metaphysics MonInst John Cassian, Monastic Institutes (De institutis coenobiorum) MorCath Augustine, On the Morals of the Catholic Church
MorJob Gregory, Moralia in Job NatGood Augustine, On the Nature of the Good NatGr Augustine, On Nature and Grace NE Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics OrthF John Damascene, On Orthodox Faith PA Aristotle, On the Parts of Animals PHJ Augustine, On the Perfection of Human Justice (De perfectione iustitiae hominis) Phys Aristotle, Physics Pol Aristotle, Politics PostAn Aristotle, Posterior Analytics Pred Augustine, On the Predestination of the Saints xxxix
List of abbreviations Prin Origen, On First Principles Ps Augustine, Commentaries on the Psalms Quod Thomas Aquinas, Quodlibetal Questions Rev Augustine, Revisions (Retractationes) Rhet Aristotle, Rhetoric Rule Augustine, Rule of Augustine (Regula Augustini)
SCG Thomas Aquinas, Summa contra gentiles Sent Peter Lombard, Sentences Sent(Is) Isidore, Sentences Serm Sermons SermMount Augustine, On the Lord's Sermon on the Mount
SermSS Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of Songs Soul Aristotle, On the Soul (De anima) SL Augustine, On the Spirit and the Letter SR Aristotle, Sophistical Refutations SS Alcher, On the Spirit and the Soul ST Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae a First part aae First part of the second part aae Second part of the second part TEpJn Augustine, Tractates on the [First] Epistle of John
TGJn Augustine, Tractates on the Gospel of John Top Aristotle, Topics Trin Augustine, On the Trinity TrueRel Augustine, On True Religion TwoNat Boethius, On the Two Natures (Contra Eutychen)
TwoSouls Augustine, On Two Souls (De duabus animabus) Virg Cyprian, On the Deportment of Virgins (De habitu virginum) xl