Thomas Aquinas : basic philosophical writing : from the Summa theologiae and The principles of nature / edited and translated by Steven Baldner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274, author.

Contributor:

Baldner, Steven E., 1951- editor, translator.

Series:

Broadview editions

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274.

Thomas.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Physical Description:

254 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Basic philosophical writing : from the summa theologiae and the principles of nature

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, [2019]

Language Note:

Translated to English from the original Latin.

Summary:

"This volume contains new translations of the essential philosophical writings of Thomas Aquinas, from the Summa Theologiae and The Principles of Nature. The included texts represent the breadth of Aquinas's thought, addressing: the fundamental principles of nature; causality; the existence of God; how God can be known; how language can be used to describe God; human nature (including the nature of the soul, free will, and epistemology); happiness; ethics; and natural law. The goal of these translations is twofold: to allow Aquinas to speak for himself, but also to make his thought accessible to the contemporary reader without the burden of unnecessary adherence to convention. A thorough introduction to Aquinas and his ideas is included, as are a series of useful appendices connecting Aquinas's arguments to those of Anselm, Scotus, and others."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and indexes.

Contains:

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica. Selections. English

Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. De principiis naturae ad fratrem Silvestrum. Selections. English.

ISBN:

9781554813728

1554813727

OCLC:

1080209065