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Thomas Aquinas - Online Term Paper

Thomas Aquinas

, was born in about 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca,
near Naples. Before his birth a holy hermit foretold Thomas�s career,
saying to his mother: "He will enter the Order of Friars Preachers, and so
great will be his learning and sanctity that in his day no one will be
found to equal him." His father was the count of Aquino. Thomas received
his early education from at the abbey of Monte Cassino, but Thomas was so
big and quiet that during his school days his fellow students called him �
the dumb ox.� But before long, however, his true intelligence shone through
his quiet exterior.

Then Thomas entered the University of Naples. At the University of
Naples his preceptors were Pietro ...

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Roccasecca. There he was imprisoned for nearly
two years. His parents, brothers, and sisters attempted to force him to
change his mind, they threatened him and forced temptations on him, but he
eventually escaped and joined the Dominicans.

The Dominicans then sent Thomas to Cologne to study with Albertus
Magnus, the smartest man of the time. In 1252 Thomas was in Paris
composing 'Commentaries on the Books of Sentences of Peter the Lombard'.
He was later admitted as master of theology at the University of Paris.
Albertus Magnus introduced Thomas to the works of Aristotle, which were
beginning to be translated from the original Greek. Thomas set himself the
task of harmonizing Aristotle's teachings with Christian doctrine.

Thomas held that there are two sources of knowledge: revelation
(theology)and reason (philosophy). He held that revelation is a divine
source of knowledge and that revealed truths must be believed even when
they cannot be fully understood. His literary ...

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Added: 7/14/2007 08:20:17 PM
Category: Biographies
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