Thomas Aquinas - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Like Dante or Michelangelo, Aquinas takes inspiration from antiquity, especially Aristotle, and builds something entirely new Viewed through a theological lens, Aquinas has often been seen as the summit of the Christian tradition that runs back to Augustine and the early Church
Saint Thomas Aquinas - Encyclopedia Britannica Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian Dominican theologian and Roman Catholic saint, the foremost medieval Scholastic He was responsible for the classical systematization of Latin theology, and he wrote some of the most gravely beautiful eucharistic hymns in the church’s liturgy
Thomas Aquinas - Wikipedia Thomas's best-known works are the unfinished Summa Theologica, or Summa Theologiae (1265–1274), the Disputed Questions on Truth (1256–1259) and the Summa contra Gentiles (1259–1265) His commentaries on Christian Scripture and on Aristotle also form an important part of his body of work
Thomas Aquinas | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Although Thomas authored some works of pure philosophy, most of his philosophizing is found in the context of his doing Scriptural theology Indeed, one finds Thomas engaging in the work of philosophy even in his Biblical commentaries and sermons
Aquinas 101 - What Did St. Thomas Aquinas Write? A prolific writer, by the end of his life, St Thomas Aquinas wrote on average 13 pages per day In this lesson, you’ll learn about what St Thomas wrote about in his lifetime
The Legacy of Aquinas in Medieval Writing - numberanalytics. com In this article, we'll explore the lasting legacy of Aquinas in medieval writing, from the use of allegory to the exploration of moral themes, and examine the ways in which his ideas continue to shape literary expression
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) - Philosophy A Level His most famous work, Summa Theologica, sought to systematically reconcile faith and reason, drawing heavily on Aristotelian philosophy His rigorous approach earned him the title Doctor Angelicus (Angelic Doctor) He died in 1274 while travelling to the Second Council of Lyons
Introduction to the work of Thomas Aquinas The thirteenth century, during which Aquinas lived and wrote, saw the rediscovery and revival of classical Greek philosophy, primarily through the work of the Scholastics (among whom is numbered Aquinas’ teacher Albert Magnus)
The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas | Oxford Academic They focus on the philosophical sources that are likely to have influenced his thinking, the most prominent of which were certain Greek philosophers (chiefly Aristotle), Latin Christian writers (such as Augustine), and Jewish and Islamic authors (such as Maimonides and Avicenna)