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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (August 21, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486471454
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486471457
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.4 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA delightful book!
By A person on August 16, 2005
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I first read this book 5 years ago when taking an undergraduate course in mediaeval philosophy. At that time I was only passingly familiar with Chesterton and, despite faithful attendence in class, only noddingly familiar with Aquinas. Since that time I have come to understand both men in more depth, and since that time this little book has grown and shimmered until, much to my surprise, it has became one of my favourite books of all.
All of the usual caveats about Chesterton's writing apply here: he cannot resist a digression, he cannot resist an alliterative allusion, he cannot resist a pun. He is so full of life that he is constantly threatening to spin out of control. He is not a scholar, he is not writing a sober appraisal, he is probably not sure of most of the biographical details of his subject (and he candidly admits to this dearth of dates and details).
In spite of these defects, the book is a triumph. Toast it with your best wine. Chesterton, for me, is the embodiment of "A Man in Full"; he is the polar opposite of C.S. Lewis' "Men without Chests". He is so full of good sense, penetrating insight, sound moral judgement, and the joy of life that it is all spilling out in every direction. This is criticism in an old key; it is appreciative criticism; it is an encounter with a writer by an entire man, and not just by a theory. It is wonderfully refreshing. I don't know of anyone writing today in a similar vein.
He brings all of his larger-than-life presence to bear on this account of the life (sort of) and thought of one of history's great minds. And on just what aspect of Thomas' thought does he focus?Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsAmazon should be ashamed
By M. Neuman on June 4, 2010
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This is an insightful exploration of Thomas Aquinas the man and his philosophy. But Amazon scanned the text for the Kindle version and made no attempt whatsoever to edit it -- even pre-edit clean it up. Bizarre punctuation, bizarre computer-read spellings: "he" often seen as "lie" is just one example. Few pages are without several errors and most pages have many errors. This may be the pit of western publishing as we know it. Very disturbing. Hire me, Amazon, I'll clean it up for you. / You can google this book and find it online -- properly edited.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDistillation of the essence Aquinas
By MDF on December 27, 2009
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Chesterton displays his genius for insight forcefully in this distillation of St. Thomas's thought. He focuses on a very few key ideas of St. Thomas's and shows how these underly a philosophy that could encompass common sense, reason, intuition, and Christian revelation. You will probably not find another such introduction, as it represents distinctively Chesterton's views and does not aim for comprehensiveness or the slightest pedantry--the quoting of other critics, for example. But his views have withstood the scrutiny of many scholars.

The manner of its writing shows Chesterton's genius. According to his biographer Maisie Ward, when Chesterton decided to write a book on Thomas Aquinas he simply began to dictate it aloud to his secretary, as he had so many other books. Then he asked her to go to the library to borrow some books on St. Thomas. "Which books?" she asked. Any books, he replied. She brought him a stack. "He flipped them rapidly through" and then dictated the second half of the book. Of the result, Thomist scholar Etienne Gilson said "Chesterton makes one despair. I have been studying St. Thomas all my life and could never have written such a book."
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5.0 out of 5 starsA great introduction to a great man
By Geoff Puterbaugh on July 4, 2011
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G. K. Chesterton has written a brilliant introduction to a medieval philosopher who used to give me the horrors (for no particular reason other than youthful ignorance.) Whether you love him or hate him, it is clear that Thomas Aquinas was one of the towering geniuses of human history -- right up there with Einstein and Newton. In addition to that, this "Dumb Ox" seems to have been a genuinely sweet and friendly man, who couldn't be too friendly because his mind was always beckoned back to the enchanted fields of philosophy. There seems no doubt that he was the greatest philosopher since Aristotle, and maybe the greatest ever.

He's also highly reliable, much to my surprise. Mortimer Adler has published an interesting book called "Ten Philosophical Mistakes," and it's interesting to note the first one, too complex to explain here, is a mistake which Aquinas DOES NOT MAKE. Unlike amateurs such as the Baron d'Holbach, Thomas is well aware that man has free will, a conscience, and a moral duty. Again, unlike Holbach, Aquinas is quite sure that God exists, that man has a soul, and that the soul is immortal. Unlike the Baron, however, Aquinas explains why he believes each of these things, in impeccably clear language. (If he gets too complicated for you to understand, that's because he is discussing extremely complicated things.) He is so good that one is tempted to throw in the towel and regard all subsequent philosophy as a lot of egotistical, academic, boring chatter. And, amazingly enough, you can reach this conclusion without even being a Christian! (I'm not.)

Chesterton manages to deal with all this in a short, fascinating book.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe godliness of reason

Why the Dumb Ox?

On a personal plane, my affinity goes back to the fact that this was my introduction to both Chesterton and Aquinas. Read more

Published 2 months ago by The Indie Review
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

I've no used it.

Published 2 months ago by donna l. collette
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Published 4 months ago by james nisbet
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

Chesterton is tuff reading for me.

Published 5 months ago by Carlo Stefanello
3.0 out of 5 starsParallels

I don't know the work and books of St. Thomas Aquinas, but this author open an perspective of understand in his conception of theology and philosophy.

Published 7 months ago by breno jose albuquerque lima
5.0 out of 5 starsA good read

Chesterton does a nice job of summarizing the life of this philosopher/theologian

Published 11 months ago by John Tol Broome Jr.
4.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely brilliant, as far as it goes.

Chesterton himself is very modest about writing about a saint and philosopher without going very deeply into either philosophy or theology:

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Published 13 months ago by Christopher (o.d.c.)
5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful - Read this Biography before you actually read Aquinas

GKC at his best. He explains why the work of Thomas re-surges from time to time. Reading GKC on Thomas gave me a wonderful introduction to Thomas which I wish I had before I began... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Wes Kelley
4.0 out of 5 starsA classic exposition of common sense

This book is mostly about the impact of systematized logic on the theology of the time and its importance in establishing the inclusion of rationality in western thought. Read more

Published 16 months ago by coreyhunt
1.0 out of 5 starsDifficult to read and very little on the theology of Saint Thomas.

Ditto

Published 17 months ago by Richard E. Smith, III

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