“Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.”

Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher of the 13th century

Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher of the 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Catholic theology and Western philosophy. He is best known as the founder of Thomism, the school of thought that developed around his work. His writing shaped later Christian theology and philosophical debate, and his name remains closely associated with reasoned argument about faith, ethics, and the structure of knowledge.