God's knowledge of future contingents in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. Status of a dispute

Abstract

A study of A. Kenny (1969) about the divine knowledge of contingent futures as thought by Thomas Aquinas, opened a series of discussions which extended to the 90s. The point is determining whether the position of Aquinas about the contingents futures is logically coherent or not. Also, if it is right to say that Aquinas is a determinist, calling in question of human freedom. The interpretation of several contemporary writers: R. Mulligan, M. Baumer, V. Ferrari, L. Barry, B. Shanley, W.L. Craig and B. Leftow are thoroughly studied in here. Some of them are in favor of the thomistic view; others are more critical, and every one of them gives a peculiar interpretation to the subject. In the end, a tentative of synthetical interpretation is proposed, bearin in mind the status questionis, and trying to follow closely the thought of Aquinas.