Philosophy 43806
Second Paper -- Due November 7

Papers will be 6-7 pages in length, double spaced and in an 11-point or 12-point proportional font. 
  

Your second paper assignment will be to write a 6-7 page paper on questions 20, on God's love, and 21, on God's justice and mercy.  These can be thought of as "acts" of God's will or appetite, analogous to our passion of love and our virtues of justice and mercy.

Divide your paper in two main parts, one dealing with question 20 and the other with question 21.  For each question, first lay out the fundamental points that St. Thomas makes in the question.  Then, in your treatment of question 20, discuss in more detail how St. Thomas handles the question of whether God loves some things more than others, and in your treatment of question 21, discuss in more detail how St. Thomas handles the question of how exactly justice and mercy fit together in God, given that there seems on the surface to be a conflict between them.

You would benefit greatly from reading question 18, on God's will, before you start writing.

NOTE: YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR ONLY ON THE BACK OF THE LAST PAGE, WRITTEN IN PENCIL.
THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT I DO NOT HAVE MY MANY GRIEVANCES
AGAINST YOU CLEARLY IN MIND AS I GRADE YOUR PAPER  :-)