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Suma Teológica de Santo Tomás de Aquino #3
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
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1777 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1273
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Thomas Aquinas
2,780 books1,191 followersPhilosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican friar and theologian of Italy and the most influential thinker of the medieval period, combined doctrine of Aristotle and elements of Neoplatonism, a system that Plotinus and his successors developed and based on that of Plato, within a context of Christian thought; his works include the
Summa contra gentiles
(1259-1264) and the
Summa theologiae
or theologica (1266-1273).
Saint Albertus Magnus taught Saint Thomas Aquinas.
People ably note this priest, sometimes styled of Aquin or Aquino, as a scholastic. The Roman Catholic tradition honors him as a "doctor of the Church."
Aquinas lived at a critical juncture of western culture when the arrival of the Aristotelian corpus in Latin translation reopened the question of the relation between faith and reason, calling into question the modus vivendi that obtained for centuries. This crisis flared just as people founded universities. Thomas after early studies at Montecassino moved to the University of Naples, where he met members of the new Dominican order. At Naples too, Thomas first extended contact with the new learning. He joined the Dominican order and then went north to study with Albertus Magnus, author of a paraphrase of the Aristotelian corpus. Thomas completed his studies at the University of Paris, formed out the monastic schools on the left bank and the cathedral school at Notre Dame. In two stints as a regent master, Thomas defended the mendicant orders and of greater historical importance countered both the interpretations of Averroës of Aristotle and the Franciscan tendency to reject Greek philosophy. The result, a new modus vivendi between faith and philosophy, survived until the rise of the new physics. The Catholic Church over the centuries regularly and consistently reaffirmed the central importance of work of Thomas for understanding its teachings concerning the Christian revelation, and his close textual commentaries on Aristotle represent a cultural resource, now receiving increased recognition.
Saint Albertus Magnus taught Saint Thomas Aquinas.
People ably note this priest, sometimes styled of Aquin or Aquino, as a scholastic. The Roman Catholic tradition honors him as a "doctor of the Church."
Aquinas lived at a critical juncture of western culture when the arrival of the Aristotelian corpus in Latin translation reopened the question of the relation between faith and reason, calling into question the modus vivendi that obtained for centuries. This crisis flared just as people founded universities. Thomas after early studies at Montecassino moved to the University of Naples, where he met members of the new Dominican order. At Naples too, Thomas first extended contact with the new learning. He joined the Dominican order and then went north to study with Albertus Magnus, author of a paraphrase of the Aristotelian corpus. Thomas completed his studies at the University of Paris, formed out the monastic schools on the left bank and the cathedral school at Notre Dame. In two stints as a regent master, Thomas defended the mendicant orders and of greater historical importance countered both the interpretations of Averroës of Aristotle and the Franciscan tendency to reject Greek philosophy. The result, a new modus vivendi between faith and philosophy, survived until the rise of the new physics. The Catholic Church over the centuries regularly and consistently reaffirmed the central importance of work of Thomas for understanding its teachings concerning the Christian revelation, and his close textual commentaries on Aristotle represent a cultural resource, now receiving increased recognition.
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August 22, 2019Thomas Acquinas was most probably born in the castle of Roccasecca, Aquino, in the Kingdom of Sicily (present-day Lazio, Italy), in 1225 AD . He studied at the University of Naples and taught at University of Paris ,as a youngster. He died at 49 while writing an extended commentary for the Song of Songs .
He was a medieval Saint who chose both his faith& reason to operate in the world . He was much concerned about explanations about how angels spoke & moved and yet he was a philosopher . Not just a saint.
He continues to matter.
He was addressing - How do we reconcile the following :-
-religion with science
-faith with reason.
His contribution was monumental- He taught western European civilisation - that any human could use reason to access great truth of life. Not just christians but anyone could use reason .
The greatest faculty of humans was reason as per Aquinas , he universalised intelligence and reason. Regardless of creed or background a person could engage in reasonable thought process.
We are indebted to Aquinas for developing the idea of consolidating faith and reason. He broke a log jam in Christian thinking We do not need to have any knowledge of Jesus to know the meaning of life. He read the texts of greek and roman authors . As a student in University of Paris he was a exceptionally prolific writer and produced about 200 pieces of writings about Christian Theology , in 30 years .
His most notable works concerned - Five proofs of God's existence, analogia entis, omnipotence paradox, divine simplicity, principle of double effect, double truth, Homo unius libri, quiddity, correspondence of thing& mind.
He was exposed to Greek and Roman ancient literature in University of Napes. This greatly let him to believe that insightful people from across the world were not necessarily christian .
He proposed that the world can be usefully explored through reason and not just faith . He proposed universe and all its dynamics operates through
-Religious Eternal law
-Secular Natural law
The world follows natural world .
The injunction of Jesus, he said were ancient wisdom . It is natural law and not eternal law. it has always existed in all civilisations as moral principles.
Islamic culture was going through similar dilemas at this time. Islam had become dogmatic and oppressive when Aquinas was born. Averroes' ideas were banned and his writings burnt. Averroes was influenced by Aristotle.
Aquinas protected christians from the fate suffered by Islam .
Aquinas was canonised as the patron saint of Teachers.
He was a medieval Saint who chose both his faith& reason to operate in the world . He was much concerned about explanations about how angels spoke & moved and yet he was a philosopher . Not just a saint.
He continues to matter.
He was addressing - How do we reconcile the following :-
-religion with science
-faith with reason.
His contribution was monumental- He taught western European civilisation - that any human could use reason to access great truth of life. Not just christians but anyone could use reason .
The greatest faculty of humans was reason as per Aquinas , he universalised intelligence and reason. Regardless of creed or background a person could engage in reasonable thought process.
We are indebted to Aquinas for developing the idea of consolidating faith and reason. He broke a log jam in Christian thinking We do not need to have any knowledge of Jesus to know the meaning of life. He read the texts of greek and roman authors . As a student in University of Paris he was a exceptionally prolific writer and produced about 200 pieces of writings about Christian Theology , in 30 years .
His most notable works concerned - Five proofs of God's existence, analogia entis, omnipotence paradox, divine simplicity, principle of double effect, double truth, Homo unius libri, quiddity, correspondence of thing& mind.
He was exposed to Greek and Roman ancient literature in University of Napes. This greatly let him to believe that insightful people from across the world were not necessarily christian .
He proposed that the world can be usefully explored through reason and not just faith . He proposed universe and all its dynamics operates through
-Religious Eternal law
-Secular Natural law
The world follows natural world .
The injunction of Jesus, he said were ancient wisdom . It is natural law and not eternal law. it has always existed in all civilisations as moral principles.
Islamic culture was going through similar dilemas at this time. Islam had become dogmatic and oppressive when Aquinas was born. Averroes' ideas were banned and his writings burnt. Averroes was influenced by Aristotle.
Aquinas protected christians from the fate suffered by Islam .
Aquinas was canonised as the patron saint of Teachers.
October 2, 2023
With this section of Thomas's Summa, we are treated to in-depth discussion of the the0logical virtues (faith, hope and love) and the cardinal virtues. So far, aside from his discussion of the passions in pars prima secundae, I would say his discussion of most of this part of the Summa is worth considerable exploration and time. For instance, he argues that the theological virtues are necessary before achieving any of the cardinal virtues. Also, he argues that prudence is something a bridge between the intellectual virtues and the cardinal virtues. The last section on the acts pertaining to certain men may feel the most archaic and medieval Catholic for the modern reader, but even so, there are things worth exploring and gleaning from Thomas's teaching.
October 9, 2016
Continued brilliance by the Common Doctor of the Church
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