Albertus Magnus

The Opera Omnia of the Universal Doctor, rendered into English

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Volume 1 · pp. 305–372

On the Six Principles

Liber de Sex Principiis

7 sections · translated from Borgnet vol. 1, pp. 305–372

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  1. Book on the Six Principles. Tractate I. On Form, chapters I-VI · pp. 305–316 Ch. II. What form is, and in what way it is treated here. · Ch. III. On the difficulty whether form is variable. · Ch. IV. What the substantial is, and consequently what the accidental is. · Ch. V. On the origin of forms, whether they are from nature or from the operation of art. · Ch. VI. On the division of predicable forms, concerning which there is intention here.
  2. Book on the Six Principles, Tractate I chapter VII; Tractate II on Action, chapters I-VI · pp. 317–328 Ch. II. What action is according to definition. · Ch. III. On the division of action into action of body and action of soul. · Ch. IV. On the image in a mirror, where there seems to be an instance against the foregoing. · Ch. V. On the property of action, that action is in motion and motion in action, and in what wa… · Ch. VI. On the property of action, that every action effects passion, and how it is generated.
  3. Book on the Six Principles, Tractate II chapter VII; Tractate III on Passion; Tractate IV on When, chapters I-IV · pp. 329–340 Ch. II. On the multiplicity of that which is called passion. · Ch. II. On the species and differences of that which is when. · Ch. III. On the difference between where and when, and how one when differs from another. · Ch. IV. On the division of when itself compared to the time by which it is caused.
  4. Book on the Six Principles, Tractate IV on When, chapters V-VI; Tractate V on Where, chapters I-V · pp. 341–352 Ch. VI. On the subject of that which is when. · Ch. II. On the difficulties concerning the things introduced, namely that the same body could be… · Ch. III. On the division of that which is where into simple and composite where. · Ch. IV. Whether the first heaven is in place and in what way it is in place in diverse ways.
  5. TRACTATE VI. ON POSITION. · pp. 353–358 Ch. I. What position is insofar as it is a category. · Ch. II. On those things which are true positions, and on those things which seem to be and are n… · Ch. III. On the common property of position, which is not to receive contrariety. · Ch. IV. On the property of position, which is not to receive greater and less. · Ch. V. On the properly proper property of position, which is to assist substance most nearly.
  6. TRACTATE VII. ON HABIT. · pp. 359–364 Ch. I. What habit is insofar as it is a category. · Ch. II. On the common properties of habit, which are to receive more and less and not to have a… · Ch. III. On the properly proper property of habit, which is always to be in several things. · Ch. IV. On the modes in which to have is said.
  7. TRACTATE VIII. ON MORE AND LESS. · pp. 365–372 Ch. I. On the opinions of the ancients concerning that which is more and less. · Ch. II. On the cause of intension and remission. · Ch. III. On the cause why certain things are not compared according to more and less. · Ch. IV. On the distinction of generation from alteration, through which intension and remission… · Ch. V. On the cause which moved the Author of this book, and on assisting forms and inhering fo…