I always use Aquinas in my history systems class, and students read the section from Summa Theologica covering free will. It is a great example of the rational/theistic approach of the middle ages.
Aquinas was dealing with the free will paradox - that is, how can all omnipotent and omniscient God create a being with free will if a willful act by definition would have to be something the omniscient God could not predict. But, Aquinas came down firmly on the side of free will. Curiously, Aquinas set the state for renaissance philosophy by admitting Aristotle into the discourse. -- Jim At 10:48 AM 2/12/2002 -0600, you wrote: >is there any room in the history of Psychology to include the influences >and ideas of Thomas Aquinas? >If my memory is correct,there was some determinism in his philosophy >and some reductionistic tendencies. >Send me something. > >Michael Sylvester,PhD >Daytona Beach,Florida > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
