Abstract

This book is a translation of the sixth and final edition of Étienne Gilson’s Le Thomisme: Introduction à la philosophie de saint Thomas d’Aquin. Gilson published the first edition of this work in 1919. Subsequent modifications and editions appeared in 1922, 1927, 1929, 1942, 1944, 1956, with the final sixth edition appearing in 1965. The 1965 edition may be regarded as his chef d’oeuvre, the culmination of Gilson’s long effort to present succinctly and comprehensively the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas. As new editions appeared, the editors explain, older interpretations were discarded, out of date controversies were suppressed, new insights gained and incorporated into the ever-enlarged versions.