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Hence we must say that for the knowledge of any truth whatsoever man needs divine help, that the intellect may be moved by God to its act. But he does not need a new light added to his natural light, in order to know the truth in all things, but only in some that surpasses his natural knowledge.~ St. Thomas Aquinas

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When was St. Thomas Aquinas born?

Thomas Aquinas was born about the year 1225 at Roccasecca, Aquino, Naples, Italy.


What was St Thomas Aquinas question?

One of St. Thomas Aquinas's famous questions was "Whether God Exists" in his work Summa Theologica. Aquinas sought to prove the existence of God through reasoning and philosophical arguments.


What year was St Thomas Aquinas born?

Due to inaccurate records held in the 13th Century it is difficult to provide an exact date as to when St Thomas Aquinas was born. However, historians have place his time of birth as circa St Thomas 1225 in Italy. St Thomas Aquinas was one of the foremost influential thinkers of medieval times combining both his principals of faith and philosophy. He was an ardent writer for the Roman Catholic Church up to his death in 1274.


What is the meaning of truth according to St. Thomas Aquinas' concept of truth?

St. Thomas presents truths as an adequation between the intellect and a thing. His best exposition of this is in his Disputed Questions on Truth De veritate). Most importantly, he develops a notion of truth of being (ontological truth) along with truth of the intellect (logical truth). - From John F. Wippel's Truth in Thomas Aquinas. See links below.


What is ultimate end according to St. Thomas Aquinas?

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the ultimate end for humans is to attain perfect happiness by contemplating and experiencing the presence of God in the afterlife. He believed that this perfect happiness, known as beatitude, could only be achieved through a complete union with God.