A report on Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar and priest, who was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known within the scholastic tradition as the Doctor Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the Doctor Universalis.
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Middle Ages
7 linksIn the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history.
The theology of Thomas Aquinas, the paintings of Giotto, the poetry of Dante and Chaucer, the travels of Marco Polo, and the Gothic architecture of cathedrals such as Chartres mark the end of this period.
Averroes
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Although weakened by condemnations and sustained critique from Thomas Aquinas, Latin Averroism continued to attract followers up to the sixteenth century.
Divine Comedy
7 linksItalian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. undefined 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321.
Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. undefined 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321.
Dante draws on medieval Roman Catholic theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy derived from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas.
Pope Pius V
6 linksHead of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in 1572.
Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in 1572.
Pius V declared Thomas Aquinas a Doctor of the Church.
Medieval philosophy
3 linksPhilosophy that existed through the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until after the Renaissance in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Philosophy that existed through the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until after the Renaissance in the 13th and 14th centuries.
One of the most notable thinkers of the era, Thomas of Aquinas, never considered himself a philosopher, and criticized philosophers for always "falling short of the true and proper wisdom".
Summa contra Gentiles
2 linksThe Summa contra Gentiles (also known as Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium, "Book on the truth of the Catholic faith against the errors of the unbelievers") is one of the best-known treatises by St Thomas Aquinas, written as four books between 1259 and 1265.
Theology
5 linksSystematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief.
Systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief.
As defined by Thomas Aquinas, theology is constituted by a triple aspect: what is taught by God, teaches of God and leads to God (Theologia a Deo docetur, Deum docet, et ad Deum ducit).
Pope Leo XIII
5 linksThe head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in 1903.
The head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in 1903.
Upon his election, he immediately sought to revive Thomism, the theology of Thomas Aquinas, desiring to refer to it as the official theological and philosophical foundation for the Catholic Church.
Dante Alighieri
7 linksItalian poet, writer and philosopher.
Italian poet, writer and philosopher.
He took part in the disputes that the two principal mendicant orders (Franciscan and Dominican) publicly or indirectly held in Florence, the former explaining the doctrines of the mystics and of St. Bonaventure, the latter expounding on the theories of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Aeterni Patris
5 linksEncyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII in August 1879, (not to be confused with the apostolic letter of the same name written by Pope Pius IX in 1868 calling the First Vatican Council).
Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII in August 1879, (not to be confused with the apostolic letter of the same name written by Pope Pius IX in 1868 calling the First Vatican Council).
The aim of the encyclical was to aid and advance the restoration of Christian philosophy, which he felt had fallen into danger and disrepute by adhering to modern trends in secular philosophy, by urging a return to the scholastic thinkers of the Middle Ages, most especially the Angelic Doctor St. Thomas Aquinas, and the related philosophical system of Thomism.