Selected Philosophical Writings (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback – 12 Jun. 2008

as promised

nice

I bought this selection at the same time as the larger Aquinas Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) which has more theology. I reviewed the Penguin also. I have to say I prefer this Oxford selection because the editor has gone to much greater trouble than the Penguin editor in providing helpful editorial links between parts of the densely argued excerpts. The Oxford selection is based on groups of passages and texts which are thematically linked. This makes the task of connecting key ideas in the arguments a bit easier. The Penguin book is based on chronology and groups passages according to when Aquinas wrote them. The latter strategy seems a bit random to me. I think both books would benefit from more editorial commentary. Aquinas wrote a lot and these selections are drops in the ocean, so it would be helpful to have more background and fuller notes on key points developed by Aquinas from classical works such as Aristotle's.

After reading a few pages, wondered why the printing quality from Oxford University Press was so bad. Some pages were printed in blur especially in first few chapters. It was quite annoying!

interesting

Good read