Thomism is Thomas Aquinas’s system synthesising Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology into comprehensive worldview.
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) synthesised Aristotle with Christianity. Neo-Thomism revived following Pope Leo XIII (1879). Analytical Thomism bridges traditions.
Thomas Aquinas, neo-scholastics: Gilson, Maritain, contemporary: Alasdair MacIntyre, John Finnis, analytical Thomists: Peter Geach, Elizabeth Anscombe.
Synthesis of Aristotelianism and Christianity. Five ways proving God. Essence and existence distinction. Natural law ethics. Faith and reason harmony.
Dominated Catholic tradition. Shaped natural law theory. Neo-Thomism revived 19th-20th centuries. Relevant to virtue ethics and bioethics.
