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Why study Thomas Aquinas? \u00a0By almost everyone\u2019s admission Aquinas was the most important philosopher for almost 2,000 years between Aristotle and Descartes. \u00a0But Peter Kreeft of Boston College has another answer: \u00a0\u2018My personal answer is that I believe Aquinas was simply the wisest and most intelligent philosopher in history. \u00a0And I want to show you why.\u2019\n

In 14 CD\u2019s just released (2009), Peter Kreeft introduces listeners to the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas<\/a>. \u00a0The CD\u2019s and accompanying Course Guide appears in a prestigeous series called \u201cThe Modern Scholar: Great Professors Teaching you!\u201d by Recorded Books. \u00a0Your local library likely has this series so its free to the public.<\/p>\n

Some of Kreeft\u2019s lecture topics are: \u00a0\u201cAquinas\u2019s Importance and a Short Biography,\u201d \u201cPhilosophy and Theology, Reason and Faith\u201d, \u201cCan You Prove God\u2019s Existence?\u201d, \u201cThe Case Against Aquinas\u2019s God and Proofs\u201d \u201cAquinas\u2019s Cosmology: Creation, providence and Free Will,\u201d \u201cAquinas\u2019s Metaphysics\u201d and other enticing subjects.<\/p>\n

The course is free from your local library. \u00a0Those who teach courses in the Western theological tradition or Introduction to Theology will benefit from these clear and brilliant lectures. \u00a0If you\u2019ve avoided learning about Aquinas because of the complexity of his thought, flee no more! \u00a0This looks like the best entry point one could possibly ask for by a mature guide who knows how to simplify the terrain of Aquina\u2019s mind.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"