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"An Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas" is an
accessible Aquinas and a solid entry into his work. The format is
manageable, and the scope, appropriately limited. James F.
Anderson's skillful collection and lucid translation makes the
pleasure of reading Aquinas available as it has not been before.
Rich with doctrinal exactitude and a moving beauty of expression,
the prayers and hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas have long been
considered to be among the Church's greatest treasures. Now you can
bring these treasures into your own prayer life with this first
complete English collection of these stirring prayers.
This handy and beautiful leatherette volume brings you all of
St. Thomas's known prayers and hymns in their Latin originals,
along with new English translations. These translations render the
originals with superb precision and a soul-fortifying eloquence
that rivals St. Thomas's own masterly use of Latin. A number of
these prayers have never before been translated into English.
Creating a summary of all human knowledge may not be the sort of
undertaking we begin in the twenty-first century, but there is
still room on our bookshelves for a classic--Summa Theologica, one
of the world's oldest and greatest masterpieces. St. Thomas Aquinas
has much to teach us--most especially how to confront the classic
questions that are still with us after centuries of thought.
When Leo XIII promulgated Aeterni Patris in 1879, he stipulated
that the "Leonine," or official, edition of the Summa should always
be printed in conjunction with Cajetan's Commentary. For five
hundred years they were studied together. Generations were trained
by reading through the Summa article by article with Cajetan's
commentaries in hand. Early printed editions of the Summa typically
included them in a Talmudic arrangement, as marginal text running
around each article by Aquinas. This edition imitates that example.
Recently, serious thinkers of all denominations—and none—have
found new reasons to be interested in St. Thomas. His text is
deceptively simple, yet important issues are handled in every
article, sometimes below the surface. Cajetan extracts these hidden
issues, and explains and elaborates on them with remarkable
affinity to modern analytical philosophy. Part of that affinity
lies in the use of modal logic, a tool whose importance was
overlooked between the Renaissance and the twentieth century. The
time is ripe for an analytically-inspired translation of Thomas:
hence this volume. Never until now has Cajetan's Commentary been
put into English in its entirety. William Marshner's translation is
consistent with fidelity to the technical force of the original.
The translator's footnotes acknowledge what empirical science has
made obsolete in the work of St. Thomas, and also make clear how
much today's science would have saved Thomas useless labor. This
volume will, for the first time, make Cajetan's help available to
the modern reader.
Few know that the great St. Thomas Aquinas, although he was a
towering intellectual, also wrote much that's well within the reach
of ordinary believers. In The Aquinas Catechism you'll find his
deeply insightful, straightforward, and clear explanations of the
Apostles' Creed, the Commandments, and the Sacraments -- as well as
of the Lord's Prayer and the Hail Mary.
In other words, this book will give you a basic course in the
Catholic Faith, taught by the Church's greatest theologian. Let St.
Thomas teach you how to explain, defend, and live your Faith . . .
with the clear-sighted wisdom of a saint!
The second edition of Aquinas, On Law, Morality, and Politics
retains the selection of texts presented in the first edition but
offers them in new translations by Richard J. Regan--including that
of his Aquinas, Treatise on Law (Hackett, 2000). A revised
Introduction and glossary, an updated select bibliography, and the
inclusion of summarizing headnotes for each of the
units--Conscience, Law, Justice, Property, War and Killing,
Obedience and Rebellion, and Practical Wisdom and
Statecraft-further enhance its usefulness.
This volume is part two of a two-volume set. It may be purchased
separately or in conjunction with volume one. Includes substantial
selections from the Second Part of the Summa Theologica and the
Summa Contra Gentiles. Pegis's revision and correction of the
English Dominican Translation renders Aquinas' technical
terminology consistently as it conveys the directness and
simplicity of Aquinas' writing; the Introduction, notes, and index
aim at giving the text its proper historical setting, and the
reader the means of studying St. Thomas within that setting.
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On Human Nature (Paperback)
Thomas Aquinas; Edited by Thomas S. Hibbs
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This volume begins with excerpts from Aquinas' commentary on De
Anima, excerpts that proceed from a general consideration of soul
as common to all living things to a consideration of the animal
soul and, finally, to what is peculiar to the human soul. These are
followed by the Treatise on Man, Aquinas' most famous discussion of
human nature, but one whose organization is dictated by theological
concerns and whose philosophical importance is thus best
appreciated when seen as presented here: within the historical
philosophical framework of which it constitutes a development.
Aquinas' discussions of the will and the passions follow, providing
fruitful points of comparison with other philosophers.
The Book of Causes, highly influential in the medieval university,
was commonly but incorrectly understood to be the completion of
Aristotle's metaphysics. It was Thomas Aquinas who first judged it
to have been abstracted from Proclus's Elements of Theology,
presumably by an unknown Arabic author, who added to it ideas of
his own. The Book of Causes is of particular interest because
themes that appear in it are echoed in the metaphysics of Aquinas:
its treatment of being (esse) as proceeding from the First Creating
Cause; the triadic scheme of being, living, and knowing; and the
general scheme of participation in which "all is in all." Thus, the
Book of Causes provides a historical backdrop for understanding and
appreciating Aquinas's development of these themes in his
metaphysics. Thomas's Commentary on the Book of Causes, composed
during the first half of 1272, is a distinct philosophical work in
its own right. It provides an extended view of his approach to
Neoplatonic thought and functions as a guide to his metaphysics.
Though long neglected and, until now, never translated into
English, it deserves an equal place alongside his commentaries on
Aristotle and Boethius. In addition to the extensive annotation,
bibliography, and thorough introduction, this translation is
accompanied by two valuable appendices. The first provides a
translation of another version of proposition 29 of the Book of
Causes, which was not known to St. Thomas. The second lists
citations of the Book of Causes found in the works of St. Thomas
and cross-references these to a list showing the works, and the
exact location within them, where the citations can be found.
The fifth volume of The Hackett Aquinas, a series of central
philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art
translations accompanied by a thorough commentary on the text.
Acclaim for previous volumes in the series: The Treatise on Human
Nature Translated, with Commentary, by Robert Pasnau "This very
readable and accurate translation of the so-called Treatise on
Human Nature strikes the right balance between literal rendition of
Aquinas' Latin and naturalness of English expression, and thus will
be of use both to new students of Aquinas and to those familiar
with the original Latin. The commentary on the text should make the
translation especially suitable for use in courses on Aquinas'
philosophy of human nature and theory of knowledge." Deborah Black,
University of Toronto The Treatise on the Divine Nature Translated,
with Commentary, by Brian J. Shanley, O.P. "That Shanley's
translation-cum-commentary can open students to such a rich
appropriation of Aquinas explains why I call it 'superb.'" David
Burrell, The Thomist Disputed Questions on Virtue Translated by
Jeffrey Hause and Claudia Eisen Murphy; Commentary by Jeffrey Hause
"Hause and Murphy are to be congratulated. [Their volume's] strong
points are numerous and important. The translation is clear and
faithful. . . . Hause offers an extended commentary which is solid
and helpful for beginning readers. . . . A gem." R. E. Houser,
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Richard J. Regan's new translation of texts from Thomas Aquinas'
Summa Theologica II-II--on the virtues prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance--combines accuracy with an accessibility
unmatched by previous presentations of these texts. While remaining
true to Aquinas' Latin and preserving a question-and-answer format,
the translation judiciously omits references and citations
unessential to the primary argument. It thereby clears a path
through the original especially suitable for beginning students of
Aquinas. Regan's Introduction carefully situates Aquinas' analysis
of these virtues within the greater ethical system of the Summa
Theologica , and each selection is introduced by a thoughtful
headnote. A glossary of key terms and a select bibliography are
also included.
This series offers central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in
new, state-of-the-art translations distinguished by their accuracy
and use of clear and non-technical modern vocabulary. Annotation
and commentary accessible to undergraduates make the series an
ideal vehicle for the study of Aquinas by readers approaching him
from a variety of backgrounds and interests.
Thomas Aquinas wrote his Disputed Questions on the Power of God
(Quaestiones Disputatae de Potentia Dei) in Rome in 1265-66. Begun,
though probably not completed, before he wrote the first part of
his famous work, the Summa theologiae, the de potentia Dei
considered ten questions that evoked lively debate in Thomas' day
and continue to do so in our own. This volume includes a new
English translation of Question 3, in which Thomas takes up
questions and ideas about divine and human freedom, whether or not
the world is created, the problem of evil, the efficacy of
creatures, and the status of the developing human embryo. It offers
a comprehensive treatment of creation and the metaphysics and
anthropology Thomas employs in considering the general creation of
the universe and the particular creation of each human being. Susan
C. Selner-Wright's translation of the critical Leonine edition is
intended to make Thomas' contribution to the current discussion
more accessible. It constitutes a focused but extended example of
Thomas at the height of his intellectual powers. We find him here
in conversation with fifty different source works; engaged with the
ideas of pagan, Christian, Islamic, and Jewish thought; and
demonstrating his understanding of philosophy and theology as
distinct but complementary disciplines. Throughout the text,
Selner-Wright directs the reader to Thomas' own sources, related
texts elsewhere in Thomas' corpus, and secondary sources.
Philosophical notes give background for particular claims or
arguments and trace important philosophical principles at work
throughout the text. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Susan C. Selner-Wright
is associate professor of philosophy at St. John Vianney
Theological Seminary.
Offering the first complete translation into modern English of
Aquinas' unfinished commentary on Aristotle's Politics, this
translation follows the definitive Leonine text of Aquinas and
reproduces in English those passages of William of Moerbeke's
exacting yet elliptical translation of the Politics from which
Aquinas worked. Bekker numbers have been added to passages from the
Politics for easy reference. Students of the history of political
thought will welcome this study of a great classic, a commentary by
a student of Aristotle who is also a great political theorist in
his own right.
Thomas Aquinas possessed excellent knowledge of the commentaries of
Origen, John Chrysostom, and Augustine. On the basis of this
foundation, he produced his own commentary on the Gospel of John as
part of his task as a Master of the Sacred Page. Considered a
landmark theological introduction to the Fourth Gospel, these
lectures were delivered to Dominican friars when Aquinas was at the
height of his theological powers, when he was also composing the
Summa theologiae. For numerous reasons, the Summa has received far
more attention over the centuries than has his Commentary on the
Gospel of John. However, scholars today recognize Aquinas's
biblical commentaries as central sources for understanding his
theological vision and for appreciating the scope of his Summa
theologiae. The first English translation of Aquinas's Commentary
on the Gospel of John by Fabian Larcher and James Weisheipl,
originally published nearly two decades ago and long out of print,
is available to scholars and students once again with this edition.
Published in three volumes simultaneously, it includes a new
introduction and notes pointing readers to the links between
Aquinas's biblical commentary and his Summa theologiae. When a
verse from the Gospel of John is directly quoted in the Summa
theologiae, the editors note this in the Commentary. Aquinas's
patristic sources, including Origen and Augustine, are carefully
identified and referenced to the Patriologia Latina and Patrologia
Graeca. The Commentary's connections with Aquinas's Catena Aurea
are also identified. ""While the most significant aspect of the
publication is Aquinas's text itself, the introduction and notes
provide excellent aides to the reader and enrich the text. Daniel
Keating and Matthew Levering contribute a clear and helpful
introduction to the translation, providing brief but very useful
explanatory notes about early writers and controversies.""--David
M. Gallagher. The three volumes in the Commentary on the Gospel of
John will be sold individually and as a set.
'Summa Theologiae' ranks among the greatest documents of the
Christian Church, and is a landmark of medieval western thought."
Among the great works of Thomas Aquinas, the ""Commentary on the
Sentences of Peter Lombard"" has suffered almost total neglect
among translators. Such neglect is surprising, considering that the
massive Commentary - more than 4,000 pages in the last printed
edition - is not only Aquinas' first systematic engagement with all
the philosophical and theological topics on which he expended his
energy over the span of a short career but is also characterized by
an exuberance and elaborateness seldom found in his subsequent
writings. Although Chenu had already drawn attention decades ago to
the importance of studying this youthful tour de force for a fuller
understanding of Thomas' more mature work, the ""Commentary on the
Sentences"" has remained a closed book for many modern students of
Thomistic and medieval thought because of its relative
inaccessibility in English or in Latin.The present volume,
containing all the major texts on love and charity, makes available
what is by far the most extensive translation ever to be made from
the Commentary with the added benefit that the better part of the
translation is based on the (as yet unpublished) critical edition
of the Leonine Commission. The collection of texts from all four
books has a tight thematic coherence that makes it invaluable to
students of Thomas' moral philosophy, moral theology, and
philosophical theology. In addition, the inclusion of parallel
texts from Aquinas' first (Parisian) Commentary as well as from his
second (Roman) attempt at a commentary, the recently rediscovered
""Lectura Romana"", makes this edition all the more valuable for
those who wish to track the internal development of Thomas'
thinking on these matters.The new availability of so many rich
passages from the ""Commentary on the Sentences"" will encourage
and facilitate use of a magnificent resource that deserves to be
better known.
This new translation of the Treatise on Law offers fidelity to the
Latin in a readable new version that will prove useful to students
of the natural law tradition in ethics, political theory, and
jurisprudence, as well as to students of Western intellectual
history.
The third volume of The Hackett Aquinas, a series of central
philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art
translations accompanied by a thorough commentary on the text.
Thomas Aquinas possessed excellent knowledge of the commentaries of
Origen, John Chrysostom, and Augustine. On the basis of this
foundation, he produced his own commentary on the Gospel of John as
part of his task as a Master of the Sacred Page. Considered a
landmark theological introduction to the Fourth Gospel, these
lectures were delivered to Dominican friars when Aquinas was at the
height of his theological powers, when he was also composing the
Summa theologiae. For numerous reasons, the Summa has received far
more attention over the centuries than has his Commentary on the
Gospel of John. However, scholars today recognize Aquinas's
biblical commentaries as central sources for understanding his
theological vision and for appreciating the scope of his Summa
theologiae. The first English translation of Aquinas's Commentary
on the Gospel of John by Fabian Larcher and James Weisheipl,
originally published nearly two decades ago and long out of print,
is available to scholars and students once again with this edition.
Published in three volumes simultaneously, it includes a new
introduction and notes pointing readers to the links between
Aquinas's biblical commentary and his Summa theologiae. When a
verse from the Gospel of John is directly quoted in the Summa
theologiae, the editors note this in the Commentary. Aquinas's
patristic sources, including Origen and Augustine, are carefully
identified and referenced to the Patriologia Latina and Patrologia
Graeca. The Commentary's connections with Aquinas's Catena Aurea
are also identified. ""While the most significant aspect of the
publication is Aquinas's text itself, the introduction and notes
provide excellent aides to the reader and enrich the text. Daniel
Keating and Matthew Levering contribute a clear and helpful
introduction to the translation, providing brief but very useful
explanatory notes about early writers and controversies.""--David
M. Gallagher. The three volumes in the Commentary on the Gospel of
John will be sold individually and as a set.
Drawn from a wide range of writings and featuring state-of-the-art
translations, Basic Works offers convenient access to Thomas
Aquinas' most important discussions of nature, being and essence,
divine and human nature, and ethics and human action. The
translations all capture Aquinas's sharp, transparent style and
display terminological consistency. Many were originally published
in the acclaimed translation-cum-commentary series The Hackett
Aquinas , edited by Robert Pasnau and Jeffrey Hause. Others appear
here for the first time: Eleonore Stump and Stephen Chanderbahn's
translation of On the Principles of Nature , Peter King's
translation of On Being and Essence , and Thomas Williams'
translations of the treatises On Happiness and On Human Acts from
the Summa theologiae. Basic Works will enable students to immerse
themselves in Aquinas's thought by offering his fundamental works
without internal abridgements. It will also appeal to anyone in
search of an up-to-date, one-volume collection containing Aquinas'
essential philosophical contributions--from the Five Ways to the
immortality of the soul, and from the nature of happiness to virtue
theory, and on to natural law.
This series offers central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in
new, state-of-the-art translations distinguished by their accuracy
and use of clear and non-technical modern vocabulary. Annotation
and commentary accessible to undergraduates make the series an
ideal vehicle for the study of Aquinas by readers approaching him
from a variety of backgrounds and interests.
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