Foreign thinker
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas AquinasPhilosophy and TheologyItalian1225–1274
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Life and Thought
Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) was an Italian philosopher and theologian, and one of the most prominent figures of Christian thought in the Middle Ages. By synthesizing Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology, he had a profound influence on philosophy, ethics, and religious education.
Bibliography
Writings and transcribed lectures12 titles
Introduction to Theology or Summa Theologica
Summa contra Gentiles, known as the Book on the Truth of the Catholic Faith against the Errors of the Unbelievers
On Existence and Essence
On Truth
Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics
Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima
Debated Questions about the Power of God
Questions Under Discussion About Evil
Commentary on Boethius's Treatise on the Trinity
Commentary on the Book of Causes
Philosophical and Theological Letters and Short Treatises
