I. The nature of metaphysics (I)
II. Being as such (II)
- A. The transcendentals (III-XI)
- 1. The attributes of being in general (III)
- 2. Unity (IV-VII)
- a. Transcendental unity in general (IV)
- b. Individual unity and individuation (V)
- c. Universals and unity (VI)
- d. Distinguishing various kinds of unity (VIII)
- 3. Truth (VIII-IX)
- a. Truth as an attribute of being (VIII)
- b. Falsity (IX)
- 4. Goodness (X-XI)
- a. Transcendental goodness (X)
- b. Evil (XI)
- B. The causes of being (XII-XXVII)
- 1. The causes of being in general (XII)
- 2. The material cause (XIII-XIV)
- a. The material cause of substance (XIII)
- b. The material cause of accidents (XIV)
- 3. The formal cause (XV-XVI)
- a. The formal cause of substance (xv)
- b. The formal cause of accident (xvi)
- 4. The efficient cause (XVII-XXII)
- a. The efficient cause in general (XVII)
- b. The requisites of causality (XVIII)
- c. Necessary and contingent causes (XIX)
- d. The first cause (XX-XXII)
- i. Creation: the first action of the first cause (XX)
- ii. Conservation : the second action of the first cause(XXI)
- iii. Concurrence: he third action of the first cause (XXII)
- 5. The final cause (XXIII-XXIV)
- a. The final cause in general (xxiii)
- b. The final final cause (xxiv)
- 6. The exemplar cause (XXV)
- 7. Properties common to all causes (XXVI-XXVII)
- a. The relation of causes to their effects (XXVI)
- b. The relation of causes to one another (XXVII)
III. Finite and Infinite Being (XXVIII-XXXI)
- A. The distinction between finite and infinite being (XXVIII)
- B. Infinite being (XXIX-XXX)
- 1. The existence of first being, as known by natural reason (XXIX)
- 2. The nature of the first being, as known by natural reason (XXX)
- C. Finite being (XXXI)
- 1. Substance and accident, pertaining to finite beings (XXXII-XXXVIII)
- 2. The distinction between substance and accident (XXXII)
- 3. Created substance (XXXIII-XXXVI)
- a. Created substance in general (XXXIII)
- b. Primary substance (the suppositum) (XXXIV)
- c. Immaterial substance (XXXV)
- d. Material substance (XXXVI)
- 4. Accidents in general (XXXVII-XXXVIII)
- a. The nature of accidents (XXXVII)
- b. The relation of accident to substance (XXXVIII)
- 5. The nine categories of accidents (XXXIX-LIII)
- a. The nine highest genera (XXXIX)
- b. Quantity (XL-XLI)
- i. Continuous quantity (XL)
- ii. Discrete quantity (XLI)
- c. Quality (XLII-XLVI)
- i. Quality in general (XLII)
- ii. Potentiality and actuality (XLIII)
- iii. Habits (XLIV)
- iv. Contrariety among qualities (XLV)
- v. Intensity of quality (XLVI)
- d. Relation (XLVII)
- e. Action (XLVIII)
- f. Passion (XLIX)
- g. Time (L)
- h. Place (LI)
- i. Position (LII)
- j. Having (LIII)
IV. Entia Rationis (LIV)
Christopher Shields