Thomism
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Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomism canonical | 29 |
| Le Thomisme | 1 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas as primary guide for Catholic philosophy | 1 |
| Thomist School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomism Context triple: [Commentary on the Sentences, theologicalSchool, Thomism]
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A.
Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
transcendental Thomism
Transcendental Thomism is a 20th-century Catholic philosophical and theological movement that reinterprets Thomas Aquinas through the lens of transcendental philosophy, especially Kantian and phenomenological thought, to explore the conditions of human knowledge of God.
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C.
Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
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D.
Ambrosian theology
Ambrosian theology is the body of Christian doctrinal and moral thought associated with St. Ambrose of Milan, emphasizing pastoral ethics, scriptural exegesis, and the integration of classical philosophy into Western Latin theology.
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E.
Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomism Target entity description: Thomism is the philosophical and theological school based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, characterized by its synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine.
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A.
Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
transcendental Thomism
Transcendental Thomism is a 20th-century Catholic philosophical and theological movement that reinterprets Thomas Aquinas through the lens of transcendental philosophy, especially Kantian and phenomenological thought, to explore the conditions of human knowledge of God.
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C.
Reformed scholasticism
Reformed scholasticism is a post-Reformation theological method within the Reformed tradition that systematically applied rigorous scholastic philosophy and logic to articulate and defend Calvinist doctrine.
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D.
Ambrosian theology
Ambrosian theology is the body of Christian doctrinal and moral thought associated with St. Ambrose of Milan, emphasizing pastoral ethics, scriptural exegesis, and the integration of classical philosophy into Western Latin theology.
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E.
Augustinian theology
Augustinian theology is a major strand of Western Christian thought rooted in the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, emphasizing divine grace, original sin, and the sovereignty of God in salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical school
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theological school ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
Summa Theologiae
ⓘ
Summa contra Gentiles ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Cartesian rationalism
ⓘ
Kantian idealism ⓘ nominalism ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine | synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| developedIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
act and potency distinction
ⓘ
analogy of being ⓘ essence–existence distinction ⓘ harmony of faith and reason ⓘ metaphysics of being ⓘ natural law ethics ⓘ natural theology ⓘ realism about universals ⓘ |
| endorsedByPope |
Pope Leo XIII
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surface form:
Leo XIII
|
| field |
philosophy
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
analytic Thomism
ⓘ
Neo-scholasticism ⓘ
surface form:
neo-Thomism
|
| hasKeyConcept |
natural law
ⓘ
participation in being ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| hasMainInfluence |
St. Thomas Aquinas
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
|
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic dogmatic theology
ⓘ
Catholic moral theology ⓘ analytic Thomism ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ Neo-scholasticism ⓘ
surface form:
neo-Thomism
|
| influencedBy |
Aristotelianism
ⓘ
Augustinian theology ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinianism
Christian Platonism ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Neoplatonism
|
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
St. Thomas Aquinas
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
|
| promotedBy |
Dominican friars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| revivedByDocument | Aeterni Patris ⓘ |
| revivedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| teaches |
existence of God demonstrable by reason
ⓘ
five ways of proving God’s existence ⓘ grace builds on nature ⓘ objective moral order ⓘ primacy of being (ens) in metaphysics ⓘ |
| tradition |
Catholic philosophy
ⓘ
Scholasticism ⓘ |
| usesPhilosophyOf | Aristotle ⓘ |
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Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Thomas Aquinas as primary guide for Catholic philosophy
this entity surface form:
Thomist School
subject surface form:
Democrates Secundus
subject surface form:
Quinque viae
this entity surface form:
Le Thomisme