The Myth of Dante's Thomism? Reading Aquinas and Dante with the Dominicans | Prof. George Corbett
The Thomistic Institute
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What Is Actually a Worldly Natural End?
Dante was seen as a great exponent of the Dolce still novel, which he wrote in his time. His love for Beatrice led to his love for God and so it's not about moving from sort of earthly love for a particular woman leading to a divine love. The purely symbolic interpretation of B3 chain has just gone after the Second World War - but that view isn't quixotic according to me.
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