Aquinas' Perception as a Medieval Philosopher and His Emergence as an Influential Thinker

This chapter explores Aquinas' perception as a medieval philosopher and how he was not considered the most important philosopher during his time or after his death. It discusses Aquinas' clash with the Latin Averroists, the 1277 Condemnations of Paris, and his slow emergence as an influential thinker with the help of Renaissance authors and later proponents of his thought.