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A comparative study of the Commentaries on Aristotle’s Metaphysics written by Aquinas, Avicenna, Averroes, and Albert the Great yields abundant evidence that Aquinas referred continually to the expositions of his predecessors. In fact, one realizes that Aquinas must have had the three earlier commentaries constantly before him as he wrote. Because of this it appears best to present a brief, yet inclusive view of the three metaphysical syntheses that faced Aquinas as he worked.1
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Doig, J.C. (1972). The Metaphysical Views of Avicenna, Averroes, and Albert. In: Aquinas on Metaphysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2853-0_2
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