Thread 24601779

What does /lit/ think of Aquinas?

>>24601779 (OP)
buy an ad, faggot. /lit/ is a Pietist board.

I prefer Suárez

>>24601779 (OP)
he aight
good for an overview of theology and medieval philosophy
enjoyment wise I prefer St Anselm and St Augustine

>>24601779 (OP)
Aquinas, following Aristotle, held that a human being is a composite of body and soul. He rejected the idea that the soul is merely "imprisoned" in the body. Instead, he saw the rational soul as the "form" of the body, which means they are two parts of a single, unified being.

Holistic Health: This view implies that health is not just the absence of physical disease, but the well-being of the whole person. The health of the body and the health of the soul (which includes our intellect and will) are interconnected.

>>24601779 (OP)
>completed the dualist checklist with both a soul and body
>said metaphysics was just idle speculation. Something the Aquinians here need to keep in mind when they want to emulate Descartes but try to stay tradcath.
>laid down some enduring principles for natural law like it doesn't matter what you think you still live in a society, go have some kids and you have to work.
>emphasis on end causes and realism were the best possible end to high scholasticism.

>ignore all the aristotelian physics, Aquinians, sorry Thomists, do this anyways.

If you liked Aristotle then you will likely like Aquinas.

If you aren't Catholic or don't have a particular interest in his political and natural law ideas then you likely won't be able to make it through his works.

>>24601779 (OP)
The renowned philosopher and theologian St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) did not offer seven reasons to believe in God, but rather five. These are famously known as the "Five Ways" or Quinque Viae, which he presented in his masterwork, the Summa Theologica.

>>24602502
But Aquinas was a fat shit though?

>>24601779 (OP)
I think he's pretty based but most Thomists are cringe.
Also why is it Thomism and not Aquinianism?

>>24601779 (OP)

Fails physique check, his writings are all therefore invalidated