Question 89 — The Knowledge of the Separated Soul

We must now consider the knowledge of the separated soul. Under this head there are eight points of inquiry:

(1) Whether the soul separated from the body can understand?

• (2) Whether it understands separate substances?
• (3) Whether it understands all natural things?
• (4) Whether it understands individuals and singulars?
• (5) Whether the habits of knowledge acquired in this life remain?
• (6) Whether the soul can use the habit of knowledge here acquired?
• (7) Whether local distance impedes the separated soul’s knowledge?
• (8) Whether souls separated from the body know what happens here?