Aquinas 101 Student Handouts
View and download student handouts for the “Aquinas 101: An Introduction to the Summa” video series created by the Thomistic Institute! Each handout corresponds to one of the Aquinas 101 videos.
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Introduction
“Aquinas 101 is a project of the Thomistic Institute that seeks to promote Catholic truth and the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas through short, engaging video lessons.” ¹ The Aquinas 101 handouts each correspond to a video in the Aquinas 101 video series.
These handouts are designed for middle and high school students. While the Aquinas 101 videos contain high-level philosophical and theological concepts, they are short and engaging, and with the right teacher support, they can be a perfect introduction into the world of Catholic theology for young minds. The Aquinas 101 handouts provide teachers with a scaffolding tool to guide students into these great ideas.
For most students, these videos will be their first exposure to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican saint from the 13th century and one of the greatest lights of the Catholic intellectual tradition. The purpose of using these videos and handouts at the middle and high school level is not to master the concepts, but to expose students to the ideas and help them begin to engage, in an age-appropriate way, “…life’s most urgent philosophical and theological questions with the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas.” ²
Download the Introduction Worksheet
Course Two: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy
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- The Science of Theology
- The The Principle of Non-Contradiction
- The Argument and Dialectic
- The Being and Metaphysics
- The Act and Potency
- The Form and Matter
- The Essence and Existence
- The The Real Distinction
- The Universals and Particulars | Genus and Species
- The Nature and Natures
- The Substance and Accidents
- The The Four Causes
- The Teleology
- The Primary and Secondary Causality
- The Analogy
- The The Three Acts of the Mind
- The Opinion, Doubt, Knowledge, and Belief
- The Moderate Realism
- The Good and Evil
- The The Powers of the Soul – A First Look
- The Habits – A First Look
Video Lesson
- Watch The Science of Theology
- Watch The Principle of Non-Contradiction
- Watch Argument and Dialectic
- Watch Being and Metaphysics
- Watch Act and Potency
- Watch Form and Matter
- Watch Essence and Existence
- Watch The Real Distinction
- Watch Universals and Particulars | Genus and Species
- Watch Nature and Natures
- Watch Substance and Accidents
- Watch The Four Causes
- Watch Teleology
- Watch Primary and Secondary Causality
- Watch Analogy
- Watch The Three Acts of the Mind
- Watch Opinion, Doubt, Knowledge, and Belief
- Watch Moderate Realism
- Watch Good and Evil
- Watch The Powers of the Soul – A First Look
- Watch Habits – A First Look
Course Four: Principles of the Moral Life (Coming Soon)
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Course Five: Theological and Cardinal Virtues (Coming Soon)
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Course Six: Christ and the Sacraments (Coming Soon)
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Course Seven: Virtue (Coming Soon)
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