Thomism is a philosophical and theological body of ideas which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas (12251274). It holds that there are enduring philosophical questions about reality, knowledge and value; that Thomism offers an ever-relevant set of answers to these; and that these answers constitute an integrated philosophical system. With periodic revivals, Thomism has exerted influence over philosophical and theological thinkers for many centuries. In this volume, leading specialists in Aquinas's thought revisit Thomism and assess how it is viewed today. They analyse its key features and show how it can speak to modern concerns not only in philosophy and theology, but also in contemporary science, biology and political theory. The volume will appeal to scholars and graduate students in philosophy, theology and related disciplines, and to all who are interested in the continuing power and development of Thomism.
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In this volume, leading specialists in Aquinas's thought revisit Thomism and assess how it is viewed today.
List of contributors; Introduction Gaven Kerr;
1. 'Aquinas on causation'
Gloria Frost;
2. 'A metametaphysics of form' James Dominic Rooney;
3. 'Prime
matter revisited' William M. R. Simpson;
4. 'Thomistic epistemology: realist,
commonsensist' Jonathan Fuqua;
5. 'Aquinas on personhood: with notes to the
postmodern conscience' Caitlin Smith Gilson;
6. 'Aquinas and disability'
Catherine Peters;
7. 'Feminism and Thomism' Jordan McFadden;
8. 'Thomistic
approaches to life and death issues' Patrick Lee;
9. 'Aquinas on living the
virtuous life' Heidi Giebel;
10. 'Thomistic free expression' Janice Tzuling
Chik;
11. 'The Thomistic critique of neo-classical theism' Edward Feser;
12.
'Divine truthmaker simplicity and Aquinas's doctrine of essential and
participated perfections' W. Matthews Grant;
13. 'Philosophy for theology in
the 21st century: charting the border between faith and reason' Matthew K.
Minerd;
14. 'Aquinas and continental philosophy' Joshua Furnal; Bibliography;
Index.
Gaven Kerr is a Lecturer in Philosophy and Academic Registrar at St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth. He is the author of Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia (2014), Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation (2019), and Collected Articles on the Existence of God (2022).
