Thomas Aquinas

1225 - 1274 Middle Ages Italian

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Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was a Dominican friar and one of the most influential theologians and philosophers of the medieval period. He synthesized Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology, developing a comprehensive philosophical system known as Thomism. His major work, the Summa Theologiae, remains a foundational text in Catholic theology and Western philosophy. Aquinas defended the unity of body and soul against dualism, emphasized the rational nature of the human person, and argued that human actions aim toward a final good or telos, merging eudaimonistic ethics with Christian moral theology.

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