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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: St. Thomas Aquinas, Natural Law, and the Common Good

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning activity in which students survey the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas and his ideas on government, natural law, and the common good to create policies or programs the U.S. government could enact. Questions for discussion and...
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Ets: "The Summa Theologica" by St. Thomas Aquinas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the entire text by Aquinas in translation. It covers material from the explanation for the existence of God to treatises on law and justice.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle on Motion and Its Place in Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy discussion of Aristotle's theory of motion, its presentation by Aquinas, and its relation to Zeno's paradoxes.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: Specimen Pages From the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Notre Dame provides an easy guide to understanding the complex Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas. It does not cover all of his work, but the main tenets such as Aquinas's views on the Scripture and...
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Kansas State

Kansas State University: Medieval Christian Scholasticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the aims and methods of Medieval Christian Scholasticism, describing how the philosophy was influenced by Thomas Aquinas and then presenting a brief history of the term.
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Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: St. Thomas Aquinas

For Students 9th - 10th
Great introduction to Aquinas' life and thought. Describes his entering the Dominican order and discovering the writings of Aristotle. Outlines his theological system and recounts his endorsement by Rome in later centuries. Links are...