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Philosophical Haiku

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

by Terence Green

The Philosopher
Merges with divine wisdom
Truth contra gentiles.

The greatest of mediaeval European sages, the Dominican friar St Thomas Aquinas was known by a variety of titles, such as ‘the Angelic Doctor’, ‘ Doctor Communis’ and ‘ Doctor Universalis’. Curiously, he was also known as the ‘Dumb Ox’ – perhaps some sort of in-joke amongst his fellow friars, possibly owing to his being, in G.K.

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