Abstract:

The paper focuses on the ontology of Greek and Latin Fathers of the Church with the aim of reshaping the relation between the tradition of the commentaries on Aristotle’s Categories and Aquinas’ conception on the relationships within the Trinity, as well as of establishing possible dependences. In particular, a closer proximity with the Eastern tradition than the Augustinian heritage can be acknowledged. In the end, I will put forward a number of hypotheses concerning the role of the works by Gregory of Nazianzus and John of Damascus, that are available in Latin translation.

Key words:

Aquinas, Fathers of the Church, Aristotle, Ontology