Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important thinkers of the High Middle Ages. A pivotal figure in the transition from the Ancient to the Modern eras in Philosophy, he also had a lasting influence on Christian Theology that endures to this day.
Covering his life, times, ideas, work and legacy, The Bloomsbury Companion to Aquinas is a complete one-volume reference guide to this important thinker. Historical essays explore not only Aquinas' life and times but also the key influences on his thought, from Aristotle to his contemporaries and the most important critics and...
Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important thinkers of the High Middle Ages. A pivotal figure in the transition from the Ancient to the Modern era...
Philosophers will be richly rewarded by reading John O'Callaghan's new book, Thomistic Realism and the Linguistic Turn. Based on his broad knowledge of Aristotle and Aquinas, O'Callaghan provides not only an excellent treatment of Aquinas's epistemology but also a superb demonstration of just how Aquinas might contribute to contemporary debates. Traditionally, the camps of realism and idealism fiercely engaged one another in the field of epistemology. Thomists participated in confronting idealism from their unique realist position. Post-Wittgenstein, the conflict has been dominated by a form...
Philosophers will be richly rewarded by reading John O'Callaghan's new book, Thomistic Realism and the Linguistic Turn. Based on his broad knowledge o...