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by F. C. Copleston

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Aquinas (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 trought, relating his ideas wherever possible to problems as they are discussed today.

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Aquinas (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 trought, relating his ideas wherever possible to problems as they are discussed today.

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NOBODY would be prepared to maintain that in studying the development of political society in Europe we could profitably omit all consideration of the Middle Ages.

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  • Title Aquinas: An Introduction to the Life and Work of the Great Medieval Thinker
  • Author F. C. Copleston
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Penguin Books
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, London
  • Publication date 1956-01-30
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780140136746 / 0140136746
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.61 x 5.26 x 0.67 in (19.33 x 13.36 x 1.70 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Religious Orientation: Catholic
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Religion - Catholicism
  • Library of Congress subjects Thomas
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230.209
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