QUESTION 55

OF THE MEDIUM OF THE ANGELIC KNOWLEDGE

(In Three Articles)

Next in order, the question arises as to the medium of the angelic

knowledge. Under this heading there are three points of inquiry:

(1) Do the angels know everything by their substance, or by some

species?

(2) If by species, is it by connatural species, or is it by such as

they have derived from things?

(3) Do the higher angels know by more universal species than the

lower angels?

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