Analogy
Analogy
Real World
When a judge is described as 'just,' we understand their justice by comparison to human fairness; Aquinas argues God's justice is analogously similar but infinitely greater — like comparing a child's drawing of the sun to the actual sun.
Exam Focus
Name Aquinas's two types — analogy of attribution and analogy of proportionality — and explain the difference; vague reference to 'analogy' alone will not score highly.
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