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Open original source ↗“There is no great book that did not begin without the author being alarmed by what was happening around him and wanting to change or reform his world.”
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There is no great book that did not begin without the author being alarmed by what was happening around him and wanting to change or reform his world. The idea that you can understand Aquinas in his full richness for example, without understanding the 3rd Lateran Council or the history of Aristotle’ reception is an impoverishment of understanding, not an enhancement.
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