Fr. Angel de Blas, OP on Human Affectivity: An Exposition on Fr. Angel de Blas’ Naturaleza de la Afectividad

The paper contributes to the assertion that the University of Santo Tomas in Manila has historically been active and involved in continuing the tradition of Thomism, particularly in the Philippines. The paper is part of a project that presents the Thomist scholars of the University in the 19th and 20th centuries. It talks about the contributions of Fr. Angel de Blas, OP, who left some writings that merit academic explorations. His main works were in the areas of Logic and Psychology (particularly experimental psychology, which Fr. de Blas explicitly distinguished from philosophical psychology). The present discussion will revolve around this second major interest of Fr. de Blas, and will venture to talk about his contribution to the then and now debates about the relevance and importance of understanding human affectivity.