Aquinas: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826498809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorPeter S. He has published widely on Medieval Philosophy, in particular Thomas Aquinas, including articles in the Review of Metaphysics, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Vivarium, Mediaeval Studies, and The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages. . He has co-edited two volumes of papers on Aquinas, Being and Thought in Aquinas and Mind and Intellect in Aquinas, and has publications in The Thomist, The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, and The Canadian Journal of History. Still is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Carl N. Eardley is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of G
He is famous for his impressive and coherent synthesis of Greek Philosophy and Christian Theology and his magisterial Summa Theologiae is a hugely important, and enduring, text in the history of philosophy. The book introduces all the key concepts and themes in Aquinas's thought and examines the ways in which they have influenced philosophical and theological thought. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of Aquinas's ideas, the book serves as a c
Nice job This book does a nice job of summarizing Aquinas' primary concepts in an easily understandable way. I was especially interested in understanding Aquinas' theory of the soul in the sections of the Summa Theologica known as the Treatise on Man (part 1, QQ 75-102), so I could understand better how this theory was applied in Dante's Divine Comedy. I looked through several sources and was not able to get much help, but this book by Eardley and Still got me right into the topic. Thanks. Good job.
He has co-edited two volumes of papers on Aquinas, Being and Thought in Aquinas and Mind and Intellect in Aquinas, and has publications in The Thomist, The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, and The Canadian Journal of History. Carl N. Still is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St Thomas More College