| ### QUESTION 182 ### OF THE ACTIVE LIFE IN COMPARISON WITH THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider the active life in comparison with the contemplative life, under which head there are four points of inquiry: #### (1) Which of them is of greater import or excellence? #### (2) Which of them has the greater merit? #### (3) Whether the contemplative life is hindered by the active life? #### (4) Of their order. ####  |