Abstract
This study will analyze the relationship between education and politics at the University of Paris in the thirteenth century. The source for this study is based on two questions of the Summa Theologiae (II - II), written by Thomas Aquinas. They relate to the Question 101 on the Mercy, and Question 102, on Respect. When dealing with piety and respect, Master Thomas teaches his students the importance of tolerance and respect among men, so that life could elapse in the collective space. Given this urban environment, Thomas showed that the life in the city and in the university became complex, requiring people to have new concepts about social interaction, especially in relation to the ruler. Men, therefore, needed to learn the art of living together and the art of politics to meet new social laws. Reflecting on the writings of Master Thomas, we learn, through historical memory, how the theorists of earlier times were able to combine, in their writings and teachings, the knowledge to be taught as well as the guiding principles of politics as important for social relationship, regardless of historical time.
Highlights
Palavras-chave: história da educação medieval, Tomás de Aquino, política. This text aims to discuss the educational aspects contained in writings of Thomas Aquinas, professor at the University of Paris in the second half of the thirteenth century
1On the role of historical and political critique from the Renaissance and Enlightenment to the Middle Ages, we suggest the article from Oliveira (1999), Maringá, v. 35, n. 1, p. 17-25, Jan.-June, 2013 understandable and justifiable that all the writings that addressed God as the driving force of all things were refuted, since they were not considered as based upon valid theories
As Tully says, ‘We offer homage and duty to all our kindred and to the wellwishers of our country’; not, to all, but to our parents, and to others according to our means and their personal claims (TOMÁS DE AQUINO, IIa IIae, q. 101, art. 2, reply)
Summary
This text aims to discuss the educational aspects contained in writings of Thomas Aquinas, professor at the University of Paris in the second half of the thirteenth century. The translators’s comments on the above passage explain the fact that the master worries about understanding how men live in community and highlights the importance of each individual, in the use of their reflexive ability, develop social virtues that make the coexistence of all people possible.
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