The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas

Norman Kretzmann, Eleonore Stump0521437695, 9780521437691, 0521431956, 9780521431958

Among the great philosophers of the Middle Ages Aquinas is unique in pursuing two apparently disparate projects. On the one hand he developed a philosophical understanding of Christian doctrine in a fully integrated system encompassing all natural and supernatural reality. On the other hand, he was convinced that Aristotle’s philosophy afforded the best available philosophical component of such a system. In a relatively brief career Aquinas developed these projects in great detail and with an astonishing degree of success. In this volume ten leading scholars introduce all the important aspects of Aquinas’ thought, ranging from its historical background and dependence on Greek, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy and theology, through the metaphysics, epistemology and ethics, to the philosophical approach to Biblical commentary. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Aquinas currently in print. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Aquinas.

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Table of contents :
Cover
……Page 1
Front
……Page 2
TOC
……Page 3
Introduction
……Page 5
01……Page 16
02……Page 42
03……Page 64
04……Page 89
05……Page 132
06……Page 164
07……Page 200
08……Page 221
09……Page 236
The existence of God……Page 117
10……Page 256
11 Bibliography……Page 273
12 References to Aquinas’s Works
……Page 285
Index A……Page 293
B
……Page 294
B-C
……Page 295
C-D-E……Page 296
E-F-G……Page 297
G-H-I……Page 298
I-J-K-L
……Page 299
L-M-N
……Page 300
N-O-P
……Page 301
P-Q-R
……Page 302
R-S
……Page 303
S-T
……Page 304
T-U-V
……Page 305
V-W-Z
……Page 306