Leo XIII and the Rise of Neo-Thomism (Elements in the History of Philosophy and Theology in the West)

Rossi, Valfredo Maria

Cambridge University Press（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 80 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009660532
• DDC分類 282.092

Full Description

This Element examines the historical context and intellectual implications of the Thomistic revival inaugurated by Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Aeterni Patris, pursuing two principal objectives. First, this Element demonstrates that Aeterni Patris represented a decisive turning point in Catholic philosophical and theological thought: it not only revitalised Thomism but also brought an end to the doctrinal pluralism that had characterized nineteenth-century Catholicism. Second, the study argues that the Thomistic revival envisioned by Leo XIII was not a neutral academic enterprise concerned merely with a renewed engagement with Aquinas's doctrine, but rather an ideological initiative rooted in the framework of intransigent Catholicism, wherein the restoration of Thomism was conceived as instrumental to the formation of a new Christian worldview.

Contents

Introduction; 1. Thomism and Theological Philosophical Pluralism in the Italian Context before Aeterni Patris; 2. Inscrutabili Dei consilio: the Programmatic Encyclical of Leo XIII's Pontificate; 3. The 'Essential' Thomism of Giovanni Maria Cornoldi; Conclusion; Bibliography.