An Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas by Thomas Aquinas
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This slim volume is a series of excerpts from Aquinas addressing a number of metaphysical topics. The editing is well done and presents a good, concise summary of Aquinas' views. I simply find most of the topics and his thoughts on them to be quite boring.

The one exception being the discussion of Beauty. Much there was of interest to me, though that section drew heavily upon Pseud-Dionysius, whom I've never read. Here's the great paragraph that opens the chapter on Beauty in this volume:

"Nothing exists which does not participate in beauty and goodness, since each thing is beautiful and good according to its proper form. . . . Created beauty is nothing other than a likeness of the divine beauty participated in things."

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