Br. John Metilly, O.P., on Shakespearean Philosophy

"We have recently celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi, and the beautiful hymns Adoro Te Devote and Pange Lingua still play in my memory. Saint Thomas Aquinas wrote these hymns, and through his concise yet graceful poetry we can glimpse his deep devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Saint Thomas was the rare kind of person who wrote both great poetry and great philosophy. Plato might also be counted among the poet-philosophers, along with William Shakespeare. To be sure, everyone knows that Shakespeare was a great poet (they call him The Bard after all), but few people realize that The Bard was also a great philosopher."

In a recent commentary based on the writings of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, Brother John Metilly, O.P., reflected on the philosophic insights of Shakespeare.

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Dominicana: Shakespearean Philosophy (26 JUN 25)