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Thomism

Thomism is the philosophical and theological school which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), a Dominican philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church.

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24 Thomistic theses of Pius X

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related to Aeterni Patris to Vatican II · 32
Thomism → Aeterni Patris, Amato Masnovo, Angelicum, Aquinas, Cajetan, Capréolus, Edouard Hugon, Gaetano Sanseverino, Generally, Giovanni Maria Cornoldi, In, Its, Jesuits Josef Kleutgen, John, Leo's, Martin Grabmann, Other, Pope Leo XIII's, Pope Pius, Roman Catholic
related to River Forest Thomism · 32
Thomism → According, Accordingly, Albertus Magnus Lyceum, Aquinas's, Aristotelian, Aristotelian Thomism, Aristotle, Benedict Ashley, Charles De Koninck, Chicago, De Koninck, Gilson's, Illinois, It, James, Laval Thomism, Laval University, Laval/River Forest, Natural Science, Neo-Scholastic
related to Criticism · 24
Thomism → Aristotelian, Aristotle, Averroes, Christian, Church Fathers, Constantinople Philotheos Kokkinos, Eastern Orthodox Church, God, God's, Great Lavra, Greek, Gregory Palamas, However Tempier's, In, More, One, Paris, Patriarch, Patriarchal Synod, Plato
related to Neo-Scholastic Thomism · 24
Thomism → Abelardo Lobato, Aquinas, Aquino, Battista Mondin, Carlo Giacon, Cornelio Fabro, Due, Fabro, Giovanni Ventimiglia, In, La Metafisica, Leo Elders, Martin Grabmann, Neo-Scholastic Thomism, Other, Progetto Tommaso, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Sofia Vanni Rovighi, St, Thomas
related to Council of Trent to Aeterni Patris · 21
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related to Analytical Thomism · 18
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related to Existential Thomism · 18
Thomism → Aquinas, Aquinas's, Aristotelian, Christian, Cornelio Fabro, Eugene Fairweather, Gilson, Gilson's, He, Jacques Maritain, John, Joseph Owens, Knasas, Neo-scholastic, Neo-Scholastics, Other, Thomistic, Though
related to Further reading · 18
Thomism → Craig Paterson, CS1, ISBN, Lulu, Lumbreras, Matthew Pugh, Modern Thomistic Philosophy, Reality, Reginald Garrigou-LagrangeGarrigou-Lagrange, Richard Percival Phillips, Réginald, Synthesis, The Essence, ThomismThe XXIV Theses, Thomistic, Thomistic Philosophy, Thomistic Thought, Topicality
related to Lublin Thomism · 16
Thomism → Catholic University, Edmund Husserl, Gilson, However, In, Its, Karol Wojtyla, Like, Lublin, Lublin Thomism, Max Scheler, Poland, Pope John Paul II, Rather, The, Thomist
related to Cracow Circle Thomism · 11
Thomism → Aquinas, Catholic, Circle, Cracow Circle Thomism, Inspired, Kraków, Neo-Scholastic Thomism, The Circle, The Cracow Circle, Thomist, World Wars

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Thomismis aphilosophical and theological school which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas0.90text
Thomismis aphilosophical system explaining cognition that is most compatible with neurodynamics0.90text
the Trinity could only be obtained through revelationinstance ofAquinas also thought that sacred mysteries0.80text
Angelicum professor Tommaso Maria Zigliarainstance ofcan be traced to figures0.80text
Jesuits Josef Kleutgeninstance ofcan be traced to figures0.80text
and Giovanni Maria Cornoldiinstance ofcan be traced to figures0.80text
and secular priest Gaetano Sanseverinoinstance ofcan be traced to figures0.80text
Capréolusinstance ofGenerally the revival accepts the interpretative tradition of Aquinas' great commentators0.80text
Cajetaninstance ofGenerally the revival accepts the interpretative tradition of Aquinas' great commentators0.80text
and John of Stinstance ofGenerally the revival accepts the interpretative tradition of Aquinas' great commentators0.80text
Tommaso Maria Zigliara focused not only on exegesis of the historical Aquinas but also on the articulation of a rigorous system of orthodox Thomism to be used as an instrument of critique of contemporary thought.Due to its suspicion of attempts to harmonize Aquinas with non-Thomistic categoriesinstance ofIn the nineteenth century authors0.80text
assumptionsinstance ofIn the nineteenth century authors0.80text

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