St Thomas Aquinas

ST THOMAS AQUINAS AQUINAS Moral Philosophy

 THOMAS AQUINAS (1225 – 1274)

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On Being and Essence a$. The Principles of Nature (%h la%%r a ,ry /s*/l s/!!ary *or s%/.$%s o* %h pri$'ipls %ha% Aris%o%l .,lops i$ his Physics) .a% *ro! his +rs% s%ay a% Paris- a$. /$li his 'o!!$%aris o$ Bo%hi/s9 On the Trinity  a$. De hebdomadibus- ar :/i% o#,io/sly philosophi'al "ors0

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Summa contra gentiles0

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Summa theologiae

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On the Eternity of the World a$. On There Being Only One Intellect 0

Philosophy a$. Tholoy 

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