Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.
3. Platonic Forms Plato’s theory of forms provides a framework for understanding inherent value. According to Plato, every object or idea participates in a perfect, eternal form. A beautiful object, ...
The theory of Anacyclosis, articulated by historian Polybius and influenced by earlier thinkers like Aristotle and Plato, theorized that all political systems are prone to corruption and decline, ...