wants to progress in theology, it quickly becomes necessary to resort to philosophy whose concepts are often used as a basis for theology. Take the Eucharist: "The substance of bread and wine are transformed into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ while retaining the accidents of bread and wine. They remain as long as the accidents of bread and wine remain. "To understand this explanation, it is absolutely necessary that I at least know what it means in philosophy terms substance and accident (we are not talking here about a car accident).
There is an error that we is often inclined to do when you start in philosophy. She is trying to represent certain concepts by using our imagination. This is not a good habit, because the philosophy is aimed primarily to intelligence and this may limit or distort our understanding on the occasion. Take for example the difference between substance and accident. If we imagine an atom as the substance and accidents as a kind of small layer of paint over it, it would give us a false picture of its concepts.
Here's a little exercise you can do to better understand the problem with this attitude. If I ask you the question what is a quadrilateral? Then you say that it is a figure four sides. With the help of your mind that you answered that. Now close your eyes and you represent a quadrilateral. Most of you must have seen a square or a rectangle. Now, if I ask what is a chiliogon? For your intelligence, this is understandable when one considers that it is a figure quoted in 1000. However, now try to close your eyes and think of a chiliogon. You probably will not do able because it is not part of the figures that usually has to represent. As you can see, your mind is much more powerful in its ability to understand that your ability to represent something by using your imagination.
Finally let me give you some advice that will save you time: In philosophy, especially in the study of basic concepts of metaphysics, he must use his intelligence and to paraphrase John Daujat "put his imagination at the door 'for a while.
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