Abelard: Ethical Writings

Abelard: Ethical Writings
Author: Peter Abelard
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 203
Release: 1995-10-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1624660495

Abelard's major ethical writings--Ethics, or Know Yourself, and Dialogue between a Philosopher, a Jew and a Christian, are presented here in a student edition including cross-references, explanatory notes, a full table of references, bibliography, and index.

Ethical Writings

Ethical Writings
Author: Peter Abelard
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 171
Release: 1995
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780872203228

Abelard's major ethical writings -- Ethics, or 'Know Yourself', and Dialogue between a philosopher, a Jew and a Christian, are presented here in a student edition including cross-references, explanatory notes, a full table of references, bibliography, and index.

The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

The Cambridge Companion to Abelard
Author: Jeffrey E. Brower
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2004-03-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1139826301

Peter Abelard (1079–1142) is one of the greatest philosophers of the medieval period. Although best known for his views about universals and his dramatic love affair with Heloise, he made a number of important contributions in metaphysics, logic, philosophy of language, mind and cognition, philosophical theology, ethics, and literature. The essays in this volume survey the entire range of Abelard's thought, and examine his overall achievement in its intellectual and historical context. They also trace Abelard's influence on later thought and his relevance to philosophical debates today.

God, Belief, and Perplexity

God, Belief, and Perplexity
Author: William E. Mann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0190459204

This volume presents fourteen of William E. Mann's essays on three prominent figures in late Patristic and early medieval philosophy: Augustine, Anselm, and Peter Abelard. The essays explore some of the quandaries, arguments, and theories presented in their writings. The essays in this volume complement those to be found in Mann's God, Modality, and Morality (OUP, 2015). While the essays in God, Modality, and Morality are primarily essays in philosophical theology, those found in the present volume are more varied. Some still deal with issues in philosophical theology. Other essays are aporetic in nature, discussing cases of philosophical perplexity, sometimes but not always leaving the cases unresolved. All the essays display, directly or indirectly, the philosophical influence that Augustine has had. His Confessions is a rich source for philosophical puzzlement. Individual essays examine his reflections on the alleged innocence of infants, which raises questions about cognitive, emotional, and linguistic development; his juvenile theft of pears and its relation to moral motivation; and his struggle with and resolution of the problem of evil. One essay presents the rudiments of an Augustinian moral theory, rooted in his understanding of the Sermon on the Mount. Another essay illustrates the theory by discussing his writings on lying. Mann argues that Abelard amplified Augustine's moral theory by emphasizing the crucial role that intention plays in wrongdoing. Augustine bequeathed to Anselm the notion of "faith seeking understanding." Mann argues that this methodological slogan shapes Anselm's "ontological argument" for God's existence and his efforts to explicate the doctrine of the Trinity.

The Philosophy of Peter Abelard

The Philosophy of Peter Abelard
Author: John Marenbon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521663991

This book offers a major reassessment of the philosophy of Peter Abelard (1079-1142) which shows that he was a far more constructive and wider-ranging thinker than has usually been supposed. It combines detailed historical discussion, based on published and manuscript sources, with philosophical analysis which aims to make clear Abelard's central arguments about the nature of things, language and the mind, and about morality. Although the book concentrates on these philosophical questions, it places them within their theological and wider intellectual context.

Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals

Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals
Author: Paul V. Spade
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1994-03-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1624662005

New translations of the central mediaeval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in mediaeval philosophy, history of mediaeval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise Introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Ethics

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Ethics
Author: Thomas Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2019
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107167744

Offers historical and topical chapters on the whole range of medieval ethical thought in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic philosophy.

Ethics 101

Ethics 101
Author: Brian Boone
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1507204949

Explore the mysteries of morality and the concept of right and wrong with this accessible, engaging guide featuring basic facts along with an overview of modern-day issues ranging from business ethics and bioethics to political and social ethics. Ethics 101 offers an exciting look into the history of moral principles that dictate human behavior. Unlike traditional textbooks that overwhelm, this easy-to-read guide presents the key concepts of ethics in fun, straightforward lessons and exercises featuring only the most important facts, theories, and ideas. Ethics 101 includes unique, accessible elements such as: -Explanations of the major moral philosophies including utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and eastern philosophers including Avicenna, Buddha, and Confucius. -Classic thought exercises including the trolley problem, the sorites paradox, and agency theory -Unique profiles of the greatest characters in moral philosophy -An explanation of modern applied ethics in bioethics, business ethics, political ethics, professional ethics, organizational ethics, and social ethics From Plato to Jean-Paul Sartre and utilitarianism to antirealism, Ethics 101 is jam-packed with enlightening information that you can’t get anywhere else!

Knowing the Natural Law

Knowing the Natural Law
Author: Steven J. Jensen
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 081322733X

Knowing the Natural Law traces the thought of Aquinas from an understanding of human nature to a knowledge of the human good, from there to an account of ought-statements, and finally to choice, which issues in human actions. The much discussed article on the precepts of the natural law (I-II, 94, 2) provides the framework for a natural law rooted in human nature and in speculative knowledge. Practical knowledge is itself threefold: potentially practical knowledge, virtually practical knowledge, and fully practical knowledge.