After a chapter on the Aristotelian revolution and a chapter on Thomas' thought about the Manichees, Chesterton suddenly inserts a chapter on St. Thomas' character. In some ways this chapter V is a continuation of chapter II, when we were told how St. Thomas became a Dominican. Why then the two other chapters inbetween, I wondered.
I think that the answer is that we will appreciate Thomas' character more after we know a little bit about his thinking. His absent-mindedness is more understandable, his humility more amazing, his faith more touching.
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