Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology Gilles Emery, O.P.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

This book considers Aristotelian concepts, principles, and themes in Thomas Aquinas's theology. Thomas Aquinas followed suit and intended to put Aristotle within a grand and coherent Christian theology. Aquinas's contributions to philosophy are fourfold. He was among the foremost commentators on Aristotle's works in Arabic, and his Algazel: Aquinas also cites the Islamic theologian al-Ghazali (Algazel). Avicenna had been influenced by Aristotle. Does not this savor strongly of an out and out theological method? On this account, Aquinas leaves the structure of Aristotelian ethics Pinsent reminds us of the theological character of Aquinas's ethics. Aquinas held a high view of philosophy and was greatly influenced by the philosopher, Aristotle. Above of the Islamic philosopher is a detail from the Triumph of St. Theological context / Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, Colleen McCluskey, and Christina The strategy of Aquinas's ethical theory closely mirrors Aristotle's ap-. Aquinas's metaphysical thought follows a modified but general Aristotelian view. Thomas Aquinas followed Aristotle in attributing the conception of a woman to a defect of a particular seed. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotelian Metaphysics: Cause or Creator? Aristotle in Aquinas's Theology explores the role of Aristotelian concepts, principles, and themes in Thomas Aquinas's theology. Averroës' writings on Aristotle shaped Western philosophy as we know it.