Book · 2012 · Religion
Summa Theologiae
- mentions
- 4
- people
- 4
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 4
- recommendations
- 0
And his magisterial work was the Summa Theologiae, which is just — and the way that he does it, by the way, it's a master class in the way that we should be thinking about big topics today.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas is a monumental theological and philosophical text that systematically addresses foundational questions concerning God, morality, and human existence through a rigorous, structured method of inquiry. Michael Knowles referenced the work on The Charlie Kirk Show while discussing how God uses events and people to signify deeper meanings in history. Marilynne Robinson cited Aquinas on Conversations with Tyler when examining historical theological perspectives on an omnipotent deity. Arthur Brooks brought up the magisterial work on The Tim Ferriss Show to illustrate how Aquinas approached massive topics, offering a masterclass in structured thinking that remains relevant for addressing contemporary human happiness. Additionally, Bishop Barron discussed the text on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, specifically focusing on the second part of the work regarding final causality and how every act of the human will seeks a perceived good. Across these varied podcasts, the treatise is consistently revered not merely as a historical relic of medieval scholasticism, but as an enduring framework for logical reasoning, moral philosophy, and deep intellectual exploration.
Every mention
Arthur Brooks And his magisterial work was the Summa Theologiae, which is just — and the way that he does it, by the way,… 1
“And his magisterial work was the Summa Theologiae, which is just — and the way that he does it, by the way, it's a master class in the way that we should be thinking about big topics today”
Bishop Barron it's in the second part of the summa from final causality uh every time i make an act of the will i'm seeki… 1
“it's in the second part of the summa from final causality uh every time i make an act of the will i'm seeking a good”
Marilynne Robinson Thomas aquinus believed in it for example wrote about it you know in Sim country dulis and also in the Suma… 1
“Thomas aquinus believed in it for example wrote about it you know in Sim country dulis and also in the Suma theologia”
Michael Knowles St. Thomas Aquinus observes in the first lines of the Suma Theologia that just as an author uses words to s… 1
“St. Thomas Aquinus observes in the first lines of the Suma Theologia that just as an author uses words to signify things in writing, so God who is the author of all creation uses not only words but things themselves, events, people to signify things too.”