Aquinas's Summa Theologiae

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Thomas Aquinas (1224/6-1274) was first and foremost a Christian theologian. Yet he was also one of the greatest philosophers of the Middle Ages. Drawing on classical authors, and incorporating ideas from Jewish and Arab sources, he came to offer a rounded and lasting account of the origin of the universe and of the things to be found within it, especially human beings.Aquinas wrote many works, but his greatest achievement is undoubtedly the Summa Theologiae. This presents his most mature thinking and is the best introduction to his philosophical (and theological) ideas. Few secondary books on Aquinas focus solely on the Summa, but the present volume does just that. Including work by some of the best Aquinas scholars of the last half decade, it provides a solid introduction to one of the landmarks of western thinking.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-11-08
Mått:165 x 228 x 22 mm
Vikt:445 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Essays on the Classics Series
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742543430

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. His books include The Thought of Thomas Aquinas(1992), Aquinas(2002), and An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion(3rd edn., 2004). He is the editor of Thomas Aquinas: Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives(2002). With G.R. Evans, he is co-editor of Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works(1998). With Brian Leftow, he is co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Anselm(2004). He is also the editor of the Great Medieval Thinkers series published by Oxford University Press.

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Brian Davies has brought together a judicious selection of the finest essays of the last half century on Aquinas—one which illustrates both the range of Aquinas's work and the variety of approaches that can usefully be brought to it. Newcomers to Aquinas will find plenty here to stimulate their interest and deepen their understanding, whilst specialist scholars will be pleased to have so many central discussions conveniently collected in a single volume.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 The Setting of the Summa TheologiaeChapter 4 Prelude to the Five WaysChapter 5 The Five WaysChapter 6 Form and ExistenceChapter 7 Aquinas on What God is NotChapter 8 The Unity of Body and SoulChapter 9 The Nature of the IntellectChapter 10 The Immortality of the SoulChapter 11 Aquinas' Account of Freedom: Intellect and WillChapter 12 Habits and VirtuesChapter 13 Natural Law: Incommensurable ReadingsChapter 14 Suggested ReadingsChapter 15 About the Authors