num_pages: 272
description: An Introduction to the Life &amp; Work of the Great Medieval ThinkerAquinas (1224-74) lived at a time when the Christian West was opening up to a wealth of Greek and Islamic philosophical speculation. An embodiment of the thirteenth-century ideal of a unified interpretation of reality (in which philosophy and theology work together in harmony), Aquinas was remarkable for the way in which he used and developed this legacy of ancient thought - an achievement which led his contemporaries to regard him as an advanced thinker. Father Copleston's lucid and stimulating book examines this extraordinary man - whose influence is perhaps greater today than in his own lifetime - and his thought, relating his ideas wherever possible to problems as they are discussed today.
language: English
title: Aquinas
titlecomplete: Aquinas
characters: Thomas Aquinas
genres: Christianity, Catholic, History, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Biography, Christian, Nonfiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 220
publisher: Penguin