Thomas Aquinas
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Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who lived in the 13th century and became one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in Christian history. His work matters because he developed a comprehensive system of thought that attempted to reconcile ancient Greek philosophy with Christian doctrine, shaping Catholic intellectual tradition for centuries to come.
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- 1225-01-01
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- 1274-01-01
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Saint Thomas Aquinas (also Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino; c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis. He is the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy. St. Thomas is held in the Roman Catholic Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood (Code of Canon Law, Can. 252, §3). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+Aq
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Quaestiones disputatae S. Thomae Aquinatis ... De potentia Dei, De malo, De spiritualibus creaturis, De anima, De daemonibus, De angelis, De veritate, et pluribus aliis quaestionibus, vt in tabula continetur
D. Thomae Aquinatis Enarrationes, quas catenam vere auream dicunt, in quatuor Euangelia, ex vetustissimorum codicum collatione, quantum licuit emendatiores quam hactenus in lucem edit e additus est index rerum scitu dignarum
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Thomas Aquinas (/əˈkwaɪnəs/ ə-KWY-nəs; Italian: Tommaso d'Aquino, lit. 'Thomas of Aquino'; c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, theologian, and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Catholic theology and Western philosophy.
Thomas was a proponent of natural theology and the father of a school of thought (encompassing both theology and philosophy) known as Thomism. He argued that God is the source of the light of natural reason and the light of faith. He embraced several ideas put forward by Aristotle and sought to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with the principles of Christianity. Among his best-known ideas include his Five Ways for proving the existence of God, his virtue ethics, and his sacramental theology. In addition to its vast influence on Catholic thought, his philosophy has influenced modern virtue ethics, aesthetics, and cognitive theory.
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