How to read it
- 1Watch how Aquinas distinguishes kinds of knowledge.
- 2Note what belongs to philosophy and what belongs to sacred doctrine.
- 3Use it as a methodological companion to the Summa.
Philosophical theology
Expositio super Boethium De Trinitate
A commentary important for Aquinas's account of theology, philosophy, science, and the relation between faith and reason.
Date
1257-1259
Why it matters
It is one of the key sources for his classification of sciences and his account of sacred doctrine.