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AQUINAS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE by Edward Feser Oneworld Publications, 224 pages, $14.95
Do not let the subtide deter you. While Aquinas is "a beginner's guide," it is rigorous and accessible philosophy at its best. Even seasoned Thomists will benefit from Edward Feser's analytic precision in interpreting and presenting Thomas' philosophy. Placing Thomas in conversation with modern thinkers, Feser explains how so many worthies have gotten Thomas wrong and thus done battle with a straw man. More than this, Feser shows how, even on a host of contemporary debates, Thomas provides the most intellectually satisfying ways forward. With discussions of the existence of God, the relation of body and soul, the human intellect and will, and man's moral obligations, Feser's...