
Episode 17 – Substance and Accident, Act and Potency | Prof. Michael Gorman
Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy
Corporeal Versus Incorporeal
In Aquinas, substances are individual, unified, subsisting beings with natures. It's not Rusty's agility that brings down the mouse, but Rusty himself acting by means of his agility. The word material is a very dangerous word to use in this context because it has a special technical meaning and physical. So, I'm going to say corporeal at least sometimes. Without terminology we can't talk.
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