Keep in mind that most of the great classical works of antiquity were not in Italy during the time of St. Thomas Aquinas but were being held by Muslim kings during the Islamic Golden Age. So there is very little chance that Aquinas read or copied any of Aristotle's work.
I’d rather read the metaphysical meandering of a Muslim king than the rational idealism of Hegel or the emo bs the existentialists cooked up. Worshiping ones own intellect is a fatal trap too many philosophers have fallen onto. Aquinas was a solid guy considering his situation, nothing bad to say about him though I thought he referenced the republic a few times
Keep in mind that most of the great classical works of antiquity were not in Italy during the time of St. Thomas Aquinas but were being held by Muslim kings during the Islamic Golden Age. So there is very little chance that Aquinas read or copied any of Aristotle's work.
I’d rather read the metaphysical meandering of a Muslim king than the rational idealism of Hegel or the emo bs the existentialists cooked up. Worshiping ones own intellect is a fatal trap too many philosophers have fallen onto. Aquinas was a solid guy considering his situation, nothing bad to say about him though I thought he referenced the republic a few times