Religion and the Rise of Capitalism · Character
Thomas Aquinas
Medieval scholastic philosopher and theologian.
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Also known as Aquinas
First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism
Thomas Aquinas shows up with force in The Social Organism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a representative of thirteenth-century Scholastic economic teaching, contrasted with the later, more developed views of St.
Thomas Aquinas first appears in 0003 religion and the rise of capitalism.
In The Social Organism: Mentioned as a representative of thirteenth-century Scholastic economic teaching, contrasted with the later, more developed views of St. Antonino.
Later, in The Sin of Avarice: Implicitly referenced as part of the scholastic tradition that developed the just price doctrine and the prohibition of usury.
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- Puritan Religious Leaders
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- The Social Organism
- The Sin of Avarice
- III: The Ideal and the Reality
- III: The Church of England
- II: Religious and Social Policy
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