Aquinas and the ‘Genius of Woman'

Aquinas views women as inferior to men at a natural level in some respects. While affirming unity of species and hence an essential equality, he views women as intellectually inferior. This article considers the root cause of this position and argues that we must make a distinction between a twofold...

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Main Author: Newton, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: The Downside review
Year: 2017, Volume: 135, Issue: 4, Pages: 173-185
RelBib Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
NBE Anthropology
TB Antiquity
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Women
B Aquinas
B Equality
B Aristotle
B genius of woman
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)