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The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas
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The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas is a book edited by the Catholic philosophers

reference work, it features a number of writers who provides scholarly essays on the life and views of the Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. The book, published on 25 January 2012 by Oxford University Press, was a part of the Oxford Handbook series, and was positively reviewed by critics, some deemed it a valuable introduction to Aquinas' thoughts, collectively known as Thomism
.

Summary

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immutability, eternity and omnipotence of God.[6] The next part covers his philosophy of ethics and action theory in eight essays.[7] The fifth part has four essays on his thoughts regarding epistemology and philosophy of mind,[8] and the sixth part has two essays on theory of language.[9] The seventh part presents eight essays about Aquinas' theology, including the Trinity, the Incarnation and sacraments.[10] The final part has two essays examining his legacy.[11]

Critical reception

In a brief, four-star review for the journal Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, W. P. Haggerty of the

Contemporary Review writer concluded, "For those coming to Aquinas for the first time, especially for those who are not theologians, this is a most welcome introduction to a man whose writing challenges as much today as it did 700 years ago."[12]

Fergus Kerr of the New Blackfriars began his review by writing, "Beautiful books physically, the Oxford Handbook series offers state-of-the-art surveys of thinking and research in the chosen field."[13] He went on to call the book "a thoroughly reliable introduction for newcomers", and commented positively of its well-researched essays, each, Kerr says, contains "some equally stimulating contention".[13] Writing for the Spanish journal Anuario Filosófico, Pedro José Grande Sánchez of the University of Navarra wrote that, like other Oxford handbooks that "always aim to present knowledge that is of value and interest to the scientific community", The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas does the same. Sánchez praised Oxford for dedicating such work to Aquinas, believing that it will be a significant contribution to the so-called Thomism.[14]

Felipe de Azevedo Ramos of the Lumen Veritatis described the book as "an outstanding summary—probably the best ever written—of Aquinas' thought, which far surprasses The Cambridge Companion to Aquinas, published in 1993".[15] While praising the whole work as being significant to the Thomistic school of thought, de Azevedo Ramos wrote that it would have been more comprehensive if it has a chapter on aesthetics and more use of Latin terminology in order to avoid ambiguities and unclarities.[15] In a review to The Heythrop Journal, Mark K. Spencer of the University of St. Thomas took note of the range of topics examined in the book, complimenting its attention to the historical details of Aquinas' times and interpretations of his thoughts "that are somewhat at odds with a straight-forward analytic or purely Aristotelian reading".[16]

Publication history

Region Release date Format Publisher Ref.
India 25 January 2012 Amazon Kindle Oxford University Press [17]
Hardcover [18]
1 February 2014 Paperback [19]

References

  1. ^ a b Haggerty, W. P. (August 2012). "The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas". Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 49 (12): 2294. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. v–viii.
  3. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 3–10.
  4. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 15–65.
  5. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 77–115.
  6. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 135–187.
  7. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 199–287.
  8. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 311–348.
  9. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 371–390.
  10. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 401–475.
  11. ^ Davies & Stump 2012, pp. 491–511.
  12. Contemporary Review. Vol. 294, no. 1706. p. 404. Archived
    from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ^
    JSTOR 43251701. Archived
    from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ^ Sánchez, Pedro José Grande (December 2014). "Reseñas" [Reviews]. Anuario Filosófico (in Spanish). 47 (3): 675–678. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b Ramos, Felipe de Azevedo (January–March 2014). "Resenhas" [Reviews]. Lumen Veritatis (in Portuguese). 7 (26): 120–123. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  16. doi:10.1111/heyj.58_12316
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  17. ^ The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas (Oxford Handbooks) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition. Oxford University Press. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Amazon.
  18. ISBN 978-0195326093
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  19. ISBN 978-0199351985
    .

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