Italian Philsopher-Theologian
[1225-1274]
Aquinas was born in Italy and studied at the University of Naples. After joining the dominican order, Aquinas studied Albertus Magnus in 1948. Undoubtedly, this is where Aquinas gained the Aristotelian train of thought that so profoundly affected his work.
In the year of 1256, Aquinas became a master of theology and wrote various pieces of literature ("On Being and Essense," "On Truth," "Summar Contra Gentiles" and "Summa of Theology.")
Aquinas did go through a mid-life crisis that shifted the focus of his philosophical work and made him more empathetic to the plight of mankind. Aquinas's, "The Laws" is a classical example of how his work changed dramatically.
Perhaps the most important contribution Thomas Aquinas made to philosophy was to combine Aristotillian and Neo-Platonist elements into Christian terms. In doing so, he influenced Christian thought for centuries to come, and Aquinas is still a figure revered greatly in Latin America for his contribution to philosophy.
Other sources of information
The Window- Aquinas
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy-Thomas Aquinas
Thomistic Philosophy-The Philosophy Thomas Aquinas
The Stanford Pages-Saint Thomas Aquinas
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