Summa Theologica (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Aquinas
- First Published: 1265
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Religion, Christianity, Ethics, Metaphysics, Theology, Hellenism, Logic
Context
It is a difficult task to comment on Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica briefly; it has meant and can mean many things to many people. Partly this is because of its length; it runs to many volumes. It is also because of the scope of the questions considered; they range from abstract and technical philosophy to minute points of Christian dogmatics. The situation is complicated because of Thomas’s style. Such works were common in his day, and his is only one of many that were written in this general form. The work consists entirely of questions, each in...
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