# Thomas of Aquinas — The Genealogy of Morals character guide

> Thomas of Aquinas in The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-first-essay

## Who they are

Medieval theologian whose philosophy exemplifies the ascetic ideal in Christianity.

## Relationships

### [Schopenhauer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/characters/schopenhauer)

_psychological_

Schopenhauer's asceticism and denial of the will echo Aquinas's Christian renunciation, which Nietzsche condemns as life-denying.

## In the story

### [Chapter 15](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/15)

Quoted to show that the blessed in heaven will see the punishment of the damned to increase their own bliss.

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