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Spanning a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond, this volume takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thomas Aquinas: Add a description of this character.
- Augustine
- Averroes
- Aristotle
- Ghazali
- Avicenna
- John Buridan
- Henry
- Denis
- Marsilius
- Gersonides
- Cajetan
- Saadiah
- Olivi
- Paul
- Al-farabi
- Eckhart
- Robert Grosseteste
- Cicero
- E. Gilson
- D. E. Luscombe
- M. M. Adams
- Abelard
- E. Grant
- N. Kretzmann
- Descartes
- E. Sylla
- R. Pasnau
- J. Murdoch
- E. J. Ashworth
- Ibn Gabirol
- John Duns
- Muslim
- Roger Bacon
- A. Maier
- Bernard
- Ibn Sina
- Aelred
- Valeriano Magni
- Nicole Oresme
- Priscian
- Giles
- William
First Sentence edit
What was it like to do philosophy in the Middle Ages?
Table of Contents edit
Preface;
Abbreviations and forms of reference;
Introduction A. S. McGrade;
1. Medieval philosophy in context Steven P. Marrone;
2. Two distinctive medieval ideas: eternity and hierarchy John Marenbon and D. E. Luscombe;
3. Language and logic E. J. Ashworth;
4. Philosophy in Islam Therese-Anne Druart;
5. Jewish philosophy Idit Dobbs-Weinstein;
6. Metaphysics: God and being Stephen P. Menn;
7. Creation and nature Edith Dudley Sylla;
8. Natures: the problem of universals Gyula Klima;
9. Human nature Robert Pasnau;
10. The moral life Bonnie D. Kent;
11. Ultimate goods: happiness and bliss James McEvoy;
12. Political thought Annabel S. Brett;
13. Medieval philosophy in later thought P. J. FitzPatrick and John Haldane;
14. Transmission and translation of medieval philosophical texts Thomas Williams;
Chronology;
Major events in medieval history;
Biographies of major medieval philosophers;
Bibliography;
Index.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. (publisher series)
This book is in University of Asia and the Pacific. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- A. S. McGrade (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: CUP
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9780521806039
Page Count: 424
Publisher: CUP
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 9780521806039
Page Count: 424
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 189
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