Aquinas is apophatic, however. In the Summa Theologica, whenever he made positive attributes regarding God, he would COUNTER or NEGATE said attributes. For instance, he'd say, "God is good" but he would immediately follow that utterance with a negation such as "but in a higher way." He does this to emphasize the fact that God cannot be adequately described in terms of human language.
Thanks for the comment. Quite correct that Aquinas was primarily apophatic. However, he did come to accept the cataphatic way later on, but in a cautious manner which would not go as far as later cataphatic theologians.
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Hi Eddie Thanks for this ... lots to consider
Aquinas is apophatic, however. In the Summa Theologica, whenever he made positive attributes regarding God, he would COUNTER or NEGATE said attributes. For instance, he'd say, "God is good" but he would immediately follow that utterance with a negation such as "but in a higher way." He does this to emphasize the fact that God cannot be adequately described in terms of human language.
Thanks for the comment. Quite correct that Aquinas was primarily apophatic. However, he did come to accept the cataphatic way later on, but in a cautious manner which would not go as far as later cataphatic theologians.