Ontyczne podstawy intencjonalności poznania i chcenia. Podejście Tomaszowe
Ontic foundations of intentionality of cognition and volition. Aquinas' approach

Summary/Abstract: According to St. Thomas Aquinas, there are two types of intentional mental acts: cognitive and volitional. The former are described as movement (motus) of being towards soul which is to produce an image of this being, and the latter ? as movement of soul towards the being which is to reach being itself. What makes cognitive and volitional acts possible is that soul (subject) has intellect and will, and being (object) is transcendentally true and good. This paper shows that the soul and the being make together a basic ontic ?set?, which allows any actual intentional relations to occur. It is argued that both in cognition and in volition there is some sort of actualization of potentiality not only on the subjective side, but also on the objective one. Revised definitions of will, intellect, good and truth are suggested.

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