Aquinas's Views on Death?

Question

Does anyone know where I can find information on the views Catholics have on death, especially during the era of Saint Thomas Aquinas?

I've found his thoughts on suicide, but at this point I'm assuming he goes along with the basic Heaven, h**l, Purgatory? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Links are most apperciated. I'm doing a bit of research and can't seem to find what I'mlooking for so I've decided to use my last option.

Answer 1

I can't give you a detailed answer to this question, but I can suggest some references to track down:

1. The History of Philosophy, by the Rev. Frederick Copleston, S.J., especially Vol. 3, which I believe deals with Aquinas in detail.

2. the works of Etienne Gilson, the greatest modern Aquinas scholar;

3. The following article:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquina...

This is an excellent broad introduction to Aquinas, and should help you with the specific issues you are concerned with.

Hope this helps.