The method of philosophizing is connected with all the man phaculties. As well with the truth, which is captivated three ways: the conscience, the evidence and the “common sense”. The objective affirmation of the truth has five dangers: fanaticism, intolerance, lack of dialogie, rumination and twisting of thought. To achieve the truth involves defeating three obstacles: passions, selfishness and laziness. Balmes propose three ways to blat them: thinking, humbleness and strength of will. So the mishod requires understanding will and sentiment.

RESUMENEn este trabajo se glosa la conocida exposición tomista de los trascendentales en De veritate I, 1, y se matizan las posiciones del aquinate en referencia a distintos desarrollos de su pensamiento.PALABRAS CLAVETRASCENDENTALES – SANTO TOMAS DE AQUINOABSTRACTThe paper comments the famous Thomistic exposition of transcedentals in De veritate I, 1, by discussing Aquina’s ideas as regards some of their notes.KEYWORDSTRANSCENDENTALS – AQUINAS.

In the end of XIX century, the Spanish neon-scholastic mainly in her ethical-social and political direction, came near to the main problems of this time. This paper analyze the thought of Catalan priest Torras i Bages and his contribution with his regionalistic doctrine inspired by neon-tomismo, to the configuration of the traditional and catholic catalanism of beginnings of century XX.