Nowadays, books advise, report, analyze, or condemn.
But they don’t proselytize.
They don’t announce their beliefs and then push you to agree.
So this was a fun change of pace.
It starts with a biography, and the second half discusses his foundational philosophy.
Aquinas is positioned as the stable centrist in the chaos of modern thought.
Balanced between individuals and ideals.
Respects the object and its perception.
Rooted in realism.
A common sense approach to philosophy.
Is it accurate? Maybe?
This book has survived almost ninety years.
Not that it’ll convert me to Catholicism.
But Chesterton made the religion a lot more attractive than before.
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I listened to it one and a half times, since I went over the second half twice.
Chesterton’s ranging wit in British English was a delight.
It was a joy to hear him wrestling to simplify non-obvious concepts.