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Dec 7, 2022 · Between antiquity and modernity stands Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225–1274). The greatest figure of thirteenth-century Europe in the two preeminent sciences of the era, philosophy and theology, he epitomizes the scholastic method of the newly founded universities. Like Dante or Michelangelo, Aquinas takes inspiration from antiquity, especially ...
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Aug 9, 2023 · Saint Thomas Aquinas believed that the existence of God could be proven in five ways, mainly by: 1) observing movement in the world as proof of God, the "Immovable Mover"; 2)...
Thomas blended Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine by suggesting that rational thinking and the study of nature, like revelation, were valid ways to understand truths pertaining to God. According to Thomas, God reveals himself through nature, so to study nature is to study God.
Aug 1, 2024 · 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.
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- St. Thomas Aquinas’s best-known works, all written in Latin, included the theological treatises Summa contra gentiles (c. 1258–64) and Summa theolo...
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Apr 13, 2021 · Saint Thomas Aquinas (l. 1225-1274, also known as the "Ox of Sicily " and the "Angelic Doctor") was a Dominican friar, mystic, theologian, and philosopher, all at once. Although he lived a relatively short life, dying at age 49, Thomas occupied the 13th century with a colossal presence.
He believed Aristotle was a more rational thinker than Plato, and that rationality was a powerful tool in the effort to understand God’s will. He wrote dozens of books arguing for Aristotle over Plato and trying to harmonize the Aristotelian logic with Christianity.
Sep 22, 2019 · Thomas Aquinas, a 13th century Dominican friar, was a brilliant theologian, philosopher, and apologist of the medieval church. Neither handsome nor charismatic, he was afflicted with edema and lopsided eyes that produced a misshapen countenance.
