A Beginners Guide to Aquinas

Well-written introduction to Aquinas. I liked the recurring comparisons to contemporary Western philosophers, they really helped put his ideas into context and highlight the different assumptions each philosopher makes.

Although I don’t agree with his metaphysics (eww, essentialism), it’s a very elegant system. Basically, everything follows coherently from his metaphysical framework.

Also, I finally read something about the four causes.