The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas

Etienne Gilson

Description

In this final edition of his classic study of St. Thomas Aquinas, Etienne Gilson presents the sweeping range and organic unity of Thomistic philosophical thought. The philosophical thinking of Aquinas is the result of reason being challenged to relate to many theological conceptions of the Christian tradition. Gilson carefully reviews how Aquinas grapples with the relation itself of faith and reason and continuing through the existence and nature of God and His creation, the world and its creatures, especially human beings with their power of intellect, will, and moral life. He concludes this study by discussing the life of people in society, along with their purpose and final destiny. Gilson demonstrates that Aquinas drew from a wide spectrum of sources in the development of his thought-from the speculations of the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle, to the Arabic and Jewish philosophers of his time, as well as from Christian writers and scripture. The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas offers students of philosophy and medieval studies an insightful introduction to the thought of Aquinas and the Scholastic philosophy of the Middles Ages, insights that are still revelant for today.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie de la religion
• Philosophie médiévale, scolastique
• Surveys
• Medieval
• Religious
• PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophie et théologie
• Edad Media
• Theology
• Middle Ages
• Christianity
• Aristotle
• History

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 31 mars 1994
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268075118
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

Extrait

Copyright © 1956 by Etienne Gilson

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University of Notre Dame Press edition 1994 Published by arrangement with Random House, Inc.

University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 http://www.undpress.nd.edu

Reprinted in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2013

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gilson, Etienne, 1884–1978. [Thomisme. English] The Christian philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas / by Etienne Gilson : with a catalogue of St. Thomas’s works by I.T. Eschmann : translated by L.K. Shook. p. cm. Originally published: New York : Random House, c1956. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-268-00801-7 (cl. alk. paper) ISBN 13- 978-0-268-00801-9 ( pbk. alk. paper) ISBN 10: 0-268-00801-9 ( pbk. alk. paper) 1. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?–1274. 2. Christianity— Philosophy. I. Title. II. Title: Christian philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. B765.T54G5 1994 189'.4—dc20 94-10241 CIP

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