La (no) eternidad del mundo en Santo Tomás de Aquino

Abstract

Transmitting the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas in a simple, attractive and precise way is a task that entails a certain difficulty. Part of this difficulty is, in a sense, unavoidable, given the complexity and extension of his work. Another part is, however, avoidable, if we find an initial topic whose terms are simple and which arouses genuine interest. This article is, therefore, a bet: to introduce a topic of Aquinas’s philosophy that generates attention on its own, and that, despite being a rather derivative topic of his work, is a good bridge to more fundamental topics. The proposed theme is that of the (non) eternity of the world. Thus, we present here an approach to its historical-controversial context and a synthesis of Thomas’s own position on the subject.