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Anonymous Sat Dec 15 10:59:48 2018 No.12231912 [Reply] [Original]

Sup /lit/. Never even seen this board until now, but I have a question. Has anyone ever read Summa Theologica? I’m really looking to get my religious apologetics up and even catholic apologetics. I’m not really a reader by any definition of the word but I really want to learn. And what can I expect from this book? Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 11:01:00 2018 No.12231917 >It seems so >on the contrary >it must be said Rinse and repeat for 3000 pages

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 11:04:17 2018 No.12231928 >>12231912 Btw when I told you to ask /lit/ i meant that you'll probably get funnier answers than /x/ could ever provide XD

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 11:09:37 2018 No.12231947 >>12231928 :(

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 12:24:28 2018 No.12232410 >>12231912 nobody here even reads. especially not something as long as that.

a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i Sat Dec 15 12:29:55 2018 No.12232449
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>>12231912
Reading it now. It's actually not very extremely difficult, and it's not really meant to be read front to back. It's arranged as a reference, with questions of metaphysics, ethics, sin, nature of God, and so on laid out in categories. You would benefit from reading Aristotle's Organon first, and having Metaphysics on hand. Plotinus is another, and having at least some comprehension of Plato's forms (esp. the form of the good) is necessary I would say. It is very much worth your time.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 12:30:57 2018 No.12232455 >>12231912 aquinas made a summa of the summa because he knew he was a retarded autist no ones going to read his stupid tome

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 12:36:27 2018 No.12232493 Read Edward Feser.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 18:43:00 2018 No.12234025 bump

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 18:54:17 2018 No.12234063 >>12231912 >>12231928 >>12231947 What hole did you two crawl out from?

Anonymous Sat Dec 15 19:15:26 2018 No.12234147

You're better off reading the Contra Gentiles first since it was actually written as an apologetic. The Theologiae is more of a reference book for other monks and priests, or at least that's what it was originally intended to be. If you need a primer Brian Davies and Ed Feser are excellent. It's worth looking at Peter Kreeft if you're a real beginner.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 15 19:18:25 2018 No.12234155 >>12232449 >>12232493 >>12234147 Was going to post, but this is all good advice. I recommend picking up Feser's book on Aquinas

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 16 01:07:25 2018 No.12235488 >>12231912 Don't know but you should invest in an good Oxford. >>12231928 /lit/ is not amused, cheeky fuckers

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 16 01:10:39 2018 No.12235497 >>12231912 >>12231928 Both of you please die

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