Specifying thing should exist before specified

That which gives a thing its species should exist before it. But the end comes into existence afterwards. Therefore a human act does not derive its species from the end.

Objection 2. Further, that which gives a thing its species should exist before it. But the end comes into existence afterwards. Therefore a human act does not derive its species from the end.
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3. Whether human acts are specified by their end?
It would seem not
Specifying thing should exist before specified
The end pre-exists intentionally in the will
Extrinsic cause cannot specify human acts
One thing cannot be specified multiple times
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