{"product_id":"the-foundations-of-thomistic-philosophy","title":"The Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy A. G. Sertillanges, O.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Philosophy has no part which he did not touch finely at once and thoroughly,” writes Pope Leo XIII of St. Thomas Aquinas. In these pages, the Dominican A. G. Sertillanges puts his readers in direct contact with the fullness of reality as mediated through the comprehensive wisdom of the Angelic Doctor. Neither rudimentary résumé nor technical treatise, \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e conducts a broad overview of the core tenets of Thomistic thought in relation to God, creation and providence, the nature of man, and morality. Therein, Sertillanges writes, we find “a true account of things,” for St. Thomas “analyzes where others only depict…makes us understand, where they make us see; he reveals when others sing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSt. Thomas is, properly speaking, a metaphysical poet, taking the word in its broadest sense to signify one who interprets the universe; a prophet of being—of God, humanity, nature. \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA. G. Sertillanges, O.P.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo receive the wisdom of Aquinas requires only one qualification: a mind and heart open to truth. \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations of Thomistic Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, for its simplicity of content and sincerity of intent, bears out the ease of that requirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. G. Sertillanges, O.P. \u003c\/b\u003e(1863–1948) was a French Dominican priest, philos­opher, and theologian. He served as secretary for the journal \u003ci\u003eRevue Thomiste\u003c\/i\u003e and as professor of moral philosophy at the Institut Catholique de Paris. Among his many books, the best-known (in English) are \u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1952826344\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68275440287965,"sku":"978-1952826344","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ProductImages_32.jpg?v=1792889549","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-foundations-of-thomistic-philosophy","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}