Tag: Thomas Aquinas
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The Soul of Education, Part 7: The Thomistic Synthesis-Soul as Form and Spirit
The Great Conversation regarding the nature of the human person finds a singular climax in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274). Known as the Doctor Angelicus, Aquinas was a Dominican friar whose life’s work involved reconciling the newly rediscovered Aristotelian corpus with the established Augustinian theological tradition. Born into a noble family in Italy,…
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Wisdom from the Heights of the Mountain Top: Inspiration from Thomas Aquinas
Onlookers viewing the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris might experience something similar to what onlookers in the 1200s had when the original construction of Notre Dame was still underway. Having begun in 1163, it was not completed until 1345. The site of its construction rests upon an island in the middle…
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The Drive to Learn: Three Views on the Desire for Knowledge
What is the purpose of knowledge? What is its draw? What drives us to learn and pursue knowledge about God, the world, and ourselves? Most educators agree that pursuing knowledge is a primary goal of education. But views diverge soon after, specifically when questions about the purpose of knowledge emerge as well as what fields…