Abstract
The influence of St Thomas Aquinas’ theological and philosophical thought is immense; few have had as profound an impact on the theology and practice of Western Christianity in the past 1,000 years, and he occupies a secure place in the philosophical pantheon with Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes. Nonetheless, significant dimensions of Aquinas’ intellectual achievements have yet to receive due consideration. The present volume contributes to several under-explored areas in contemporary Thomistic scholarship, and takes as its focus the relation between Aquinas and Eastern thought, specifically in regard to education. What can Aquinas teach us about the theory and practice of education? How do his views relate to the great traditions and thinkers of the East? This volume of new essays is thus an overture (and hopefully a catalyst) to further reflection and studies on these themes.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsAuthor information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mooney, T.B., Nowacki, M. (2013). Introduction. In: Mooney, T., Nowacki, M. (eds) Aquinas, Education and the East. Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5261-0_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5261-0_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-5260-3
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-5261-0
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawPhilosophy and Religion (R0)