THE DISCOVERY OF THE RELATIVE TRANSCENDENTAL PROPERTIES
This work is an evaluation of the relative transcendentals-truth (verum), goodness (bonum), and beauty (pulchrum) within the framework of Thomistic metaphysics. These are properties of being considered not in isolation, but in relation to the faculties of the human soul: truth to the intellect, good to the will, and beauty to both intellect and will in a unified contemplative act. The central problem addressed is the realistic base of these transcendentals and their cognitive consequences-whether they are merely conceptual constructs or real aspects of being itself as encountered by a rational nature. The objective is to critically examine their metaphysical grounding, clarify their mutual distinctions and unity, and evaluate their existential significance. Using the philosophical method of analysis-drawing principally from Aquinas, Krąpiec, Maryniarczyk, Blanchette, and Aertsen-the study shows that these transcendentals are coextensive with being, irreducible to one another, and culminate in the divine simplicity of ipsum essesubsistens. The Findings reveal that truth, goodness, and beauty are not accidental features of reality but necessary modes of being's manifestation to the intellect and will. This study is significant in offering a philosophically rigorous tool for academic exploration. It revitalizes the metaphysical discourse on the transcendentals and provides a foundation for further inquiry in philosophical anthropology, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics. Key Words: Truth, transcendental, metaphysics, being, Transcendental Properties
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