APA Dictionary of Psychology

Thomistic psychology

Updated on 04/19/2018
the psychological principles found in the writings of Thomas Aquinas and revived in the early 20th century by a number of Roman Catholic thinkers. Aquinas emphasized Aristotelian logic, the compatibility of reason with faith, human free will, and the knowledge of God as ultimate happiness. See also Scholasticism.
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