| Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes Contributor(s): Strathern, Paul (Author), Whitfield, Robert (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786185260 ISBN-13: 9780786185269 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval |
| Dewey: 189.4 |
| Series: Philosophers in 90 Minutes (Audio) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.68" W x 5" (0.24 lbs) 2 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We see our age as the greatest in human history, filled with seemingly unending originality. Yet such dynamism is not a necessary characteristic of great eras. Among the most long-lasting and stable civilizations was that of medieval Europe. There stasis was achieved, and with it a stability that permitted the development of structured thought and intellectual embellishment of unparalleled degree. Like the vast Gothic cathedrals of western Europe, certainties of thought were part and parcel of the medieval age. Its monument of the intellect was the largely static, cumulative philosophy of Scholasticism. And the acknowledged maestro of Scholastic philosophy was Thomas Aquinas. In Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Aquinas' life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Aquinas' work, a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Aquinas within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strathern, Paul: - Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. The author of many nonfiction books and of articles for numerous publications, he has also written several novels and has won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He lives and writes in London. Whitfield, Robert: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. |
