In other words, Thomas Aquinas totally rocks, and there is a reason that - contrary to claims by anti-religionists - the church was one of the primary organs for preserving and advancing learning in both philosophy and the hard sciences for 1200 years after the fall of the Roman Empire. Generally, all we hear about is church censorship, like Galilleo's trial, not the development of foundations for Western scientific thought.
He's a veritable rock star, one might say. ;)
You could say the Dumb Ox rocks!