The Historical Context of Thomas Aquinas' Philosophy
Anthony Fraser
- This
- book
- explores
- the
- life,
- philosophy,
- and
- theological
- contributions
- of
- Thomas
- Aquinas,
- one
- of
- the
- most
- influential
- thinkers
- in
- the
- Western
- intellectual
- tradition.
- Through
- a
- series
- of
- in-depth
- chapters,
- the
- text
- examines
- Aquinas'
- synthesis
- of
- Aristotelian
- philosophy
- with
- Christian
- doctrine,
- his
- views
- on
- the
- relationship
- between
- faith
- and
- reason,
- his
- groundbreaking
- contributions
- to
- ethics
- and
- natural
- law,
- and
- his
- profound
- impact
- on
- political
- philosophy.
- Additionally,
- the
- book
- addresses
- Aquinas'
- engagement
- with
- the
- philosophical
- traditions
- of
- his
- time,
- including
- the
- influence
- of
- Augustine,
- the
- Arabic
- philosophers,
- and
- medieval scholasticism.
