Thomas Aquinas quotes on reason

Thomas Aquinas on reason

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) approaches reason within Scholasticism. Faith and reason are harmonious; theology uses philosophy as handmaid without collapsing into it. Five Ways argue from motion, causation, contingency, degrees, and teleology toward God. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets reason most directly—useful for searches such as “thomas aquinas quotes on reason.”

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