Henry of Ghent · thesis 5.6

Thesis 5.6

Latin

Operationes angelorum mensurantur tempore discreto.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 12499

English

The operations of angels are measured by a discrete time, not a continuous one.

'tempore discreto': a durational mode proper to angelic acts, distinct from the continuous time of physical motion (Farmer's note, farmer1998:12578). Sense checked against farmer1998:12565.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T01b; sense checked against farmer1998:12565; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to Henry of Ghent (section 5 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports

Discussed in

• Amos Edelheit, A Philosopher at the Crossroads: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's Encounter with Scholastic Philosophy (2022)

Mention records in the corpus: 2 (deterministic harvest; see Method).

Farmer's cross-references

• 18.7 Sicut primus intellectus inter omnes intellectus primo se intelligit, alia secundario, ita ultimus intellectus inter omnes intellectus primo
• 1>8 In hoc articulo preciso a suis appendiciis: Vtrum angelus potuerit diuinam aequalitatem simpliciter appetere, non discordat Thomas et Scotus
• 5>41 Licet natura intellectualis simul omnia intelligat, non tamen hoc est per uirtualem et unitiuam continentiam, sed per mutuam penetrationem f
• 6.7 Superior angelus illuminat inferioremnon quia ei uel obiectum presentet luminosum, uel quod in se est unitum illi particulariset et diuidat,
• 6>1 Cum dixit Abucaten Auenan animam esse supra tempus, intelligendum est de anima absoluta secundum substantiam, praescindendo ab omni operatio
• 7.17 Quaelibet intelligentia praeter primam non intelligit nisi primam.
• 7a>28 Quae sit differentia inter modum intelligendi angelorumet animarum rationalium.
• 7a>29 Quae sit differentia inter modum intelligendi dei et angelorum.