About the political writer st. thomas aquinas

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Thomas Aquinas was born in Sicily in a noble family.
He was attracted to the Dominican order of priests of the
Catholic Church. He lived during a time when the church
developed into a large spiritual organisation. Feudalism
almost started to decline and nationalism started to develop.
Aristotelianism, Scholasticism and nationalism were the key
features of the times. The church needed someone who will
amalgamate the teachings of the church with the rising
nationalism and intellectual endeavor. Thomas Aquinas did
exactly that. He was able to provide a sensible combination of the various
aspirations of the people of his times without compromising their positions. He
was influenced not only by Christian teaching, but also by Aristotle, stoics and
Cicero. “Summa Theologica” was his famous work.

The methods followed by Thomas Aquinas was very similar to that of Greek
thinkers. He posed a basic question and explained it. Presented it with various
options and described the problems with each answer. The solution was always
based on the Christian philosophy and values. Finally, he would reach at his own conclusion to the problems.
St. Thomas Aquinas is known for his Theory of Law and Justice. He was
the greatest European philosopher of the middle ages. He was a great leader of
the Church also. He was a declared Saint.79 He was born in noble family in
Sicily. Thomas Aquinas was very close to Kings and Popes. Thus he was very
close to both spiritual authority as well as secular authority. During his times,
the Pope had power over spiritual aspects as well as administration of the country.
The Political Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas was a combination of 1.
Scholasticism80 2. Philosophy of Aristotle and 3. Universalism. Scholasticism is
the intellectual tradition of 13th century Europe. It had two characteristics.
Firstly, it held that the Church is infallible81 and unquestionable82. Secondly, it
tried to combine Faith83 and Reason84. It wanted to combine both Theology85 and
Science. According to Scholasticism, all branches of Science must be in tune with
Theology. The Roman Empire must be ruled according to the wishes of the Pope.
If there is a conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and Pope, the Pope should
win. Universalism is the Christian concept that all human souls will be saved.

Salvation86 is for all. All the three streams of Scholasticism, Aristotelianism and
Universalism converged in Aquinas. Therefore, Aquinas is called Christianized Aristotle or Sainted Aristotle of the middle ages.
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