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Thomas Cajetan, also known as Thomas de Vio, was one of the most significant figures in the Thomistic revival of the sixteenth century and in the development of Neo-Thomism in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His lasting contributions were as a commentator on Thomas’ philosophy. He wrote an important commentary on On Being and Essence as well as the very first complete commentary on the Summa theologica. His commentaries have routinely been printed in editions of Thomas’ works, including the Leonine edition, and many Thomists read and understand them through Cajetan’s prism. Cajetan’s systematization of Thomas’ conception of analogical terms (The Analogy of Names) has also proved extremely influential, even though scholars now consider it as not reflective of Thomas’ view and even downright confused. Although Cajetan was a Thomist and his philosophical reflections largely took the form of commentaries on Thomas and Aristotle, he forwarded a number of novel and even anti-Thomistic positions. Included among these are the acceptance of a mitigated Averroism regarding our knowledge of the personal soul’s immortality, his analysis of analogical terms, and his understanding of being (esse).

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Hill, B. (2011). Thomas of Vio (Cajetan). In: Lagerlund, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9729-4\_494

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