Thomistic Metaphysics

This website is intended to provide general resources for students studying Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, or medieval philosophy. It is a work in progress and is by no means complete or scientific in what it provides, but it is hoped that it will help a few readers. If you notice any errors, feel free (and please do) contact me (Elliot Polsky) to let me know. My contact information is listed below.

How to cite it?

• How to cite Aquinas 

• How to cite Plato and Aristotle

Under the Phil. Resources tab, you'll find a set of pages that provide resources for studying Aquinas, Thomism, medieval studies, and more. Here is a quick preview of some of them.

• Who was Aquinas? (brief biographical sketch of St. Thomas)

• Books about Aquinas (bios, secondary lit, etc.)

• Books by Aquinas (best English and Latin editions for reading and citing)

• Thomism resources (what is Thomism? schools of Thomism, secondary literature, list of Thomists [with links to bibliographies and biographies], online resources)

• What is Medieval Philosophy? (definition, division, and brief history of medieval philosophy)

• Medieval studies resources (classic / foundational works, introductory bibliography, etc.)

• Miscellaneous resources (conferences, academic societies, schools and institutes, resource pages, blogs, podcasts, etc.)

Under the Philosophy Topics tab, I have included notes on specific substantive issues in various philosophers and theologians.

• Aristotle

  • Virtues

• Plato's Cave

• Thomas Aquinas

  • Passions of the Soul

  • Powers of the Soul

  • Virtues

For my academic profile, see ElliotPolsky.com.