托马斯·阿奎那斯(1225—1274)是西欧中世纪盛期最著名的学者和神学家。本文就其经济思想作一简要的评介。公元1225年,阿奎那斯生于意大利中部阿奎洛城附近的罗卡塞卡城堡。父母亲均是贵族。他最初在那不勒斯大学求学,后转入巴黎大学,以当时著名的马格鲁·亚尔伯特为师。通过他,阿奎那斯接触到古希腊亚里斯多德的学说。大学毕业后,阿奎那斯相继在巴黎、那不勒斯等地讲学,名震一时。同时,还担任过修道院院长、罗马教廷神学顾问等教职。阿奎那斯在政治上主张君主专制。在亚里斯多德所划分的几种国家政体中,他最崇尚君主政治。在哲学上他虽然也以亚里斯多 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) is the most famous scholar and theologian of the Western Middle Ages. This article gives a brief review of its economic thinking. In 1225 AD Aquinas was born in Rocca Ceca near Acropolis in central Italy. Parents are aristocratic. He first studied at the University of Naples, then transferred to the University of Paris, the then famous Magru Albert Albert as a teacher. Through him Aquinas came into contact with Aristotle’s theory of ancient Greece. After graduating from college, Aquinas one after another in Paris, Naples and other places to give lectures. At the same time, also served as monastery president, the Holy See consultant and other teaching. Aquinas advocates monarchy politically. Among Aristotle’s few national regimes, he favors monarchism. In philosophy, though he also Aristotle