Three More Jigs in the Puzzle: The Unity of Analogy, Beatitude and Virtue in T homas' S umma T heologiae

Scholarship abounds on the notion of analogy in T homas A quinas' writing. Scholarship also abounds on T homas' treatment of beatitude and virtue. Yet seldom does scholarship treat the fundamental unity T homas intended among analogy, beatitude and virtue in the S umma T heologiae . This article traces the connections between these terms to re‐endow terms like ‘beatitude’ and ‘virtue’ with a theological meaning that may surprise, and it shows how Thomas assumes that what we say of G od is of first importance.