St. Thomas and the Problem of the Soul in the Thirteenth Century

Introduction St. Thomas thus invites us to consider the doctrines current in his day in order to explain the starting point of the reconstruction he effected; he invites us also to consider these same doctrines in order to account for his attitude towards St. Augustine. Consequently, if we would understand his philosophical decisions, if we would understand the Thomism of St. Thomas, it is to the historical circumstances in which St. Thomas reached his decisions that we must look. Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 6 I. Introduction......Page 10 II. St. Bonaventure and the Problem of the Soul As Substance......Page 27 III. St. Albert the Great and the Problem of the Soul As Form and Substance......Page 78 A. Metaphysical Foundations......Page 122 B. Historical Preparation: the Analysis of the Platonic Tradition......Page 148 C. The Historical Rehabilitation of Aristotle......Page 169 D. The Thomistic Synthesis......Page 181 V. Conclusion......Page 189 VI. Bibliography......Page 204 G......Page 212 T......Page 213 Z......Page 214