Frederick C. Copleston. Aquinas. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1965.
Frederick Copleston’s Aquinas offers a concise yet profound exploration of the life, thought, and enduring influence of Thomas Aquinas, one of the most significant figures in Western philosophy and Christian theology. Written with clarity and depth, Copleston examines Aquinas’s integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine, focusing on his contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and natural theology. The book serves as an accessible introduction to Aquinas’s key ideas, such as the Five Ways to prove the existence of God, the relationship between faith and reason, and the concept of natural law. As part of Copleston’s broader commitment to making philosophical ideas accessible, Aquinas is ideal for students and general readers seeking to understand the intellectual legacy of this medieval thinker.