St. Thomas Aquinas

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in Lazio, Italy

January 14, 1225

died

February 21, 1274

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male

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. was an Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, a philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis and Doctor Communis. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology.

Aquinas is held in the Catholic Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood (Code of Canon Law, Can. 252, §3). The works for which he is best-known are the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. One of the 33 Doctors of the Church, he is considered by many Catholics to be the Catholic Church's greatest theologian and philosopher. Consequently, many institutions of learning have b...more

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	Summa Theologica (5 Vols.) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 1274 — 35 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summa of the Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics by St. Thomas Aquinas, Paul E. Sigmund 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings by St. Thomas Aquinas, Ralph McInerny 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1939 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Law, Morality, and Politics by St. Thomas Aquinas, Richard J. Regan, William P. Baumgarth (Editor) 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Philosophical Writings by St. Thomas Aquinas, Timothy McDermott (Translator) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summa Contra Gentiles: Book One: God by St. Thomas Aquinas, Vernon Bourke (Illustrator), Anton C. Pegis (Translator) 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treatise on Law by St. Thomas Aquinas, Richard J. Regan 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1274 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction to Saint Thomas Aquinas by St. Thomas Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis (Editor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1965	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Being and Essence by St. Thomas Aquinas, Armand Maurer (translator) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1968 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars