The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy

by A. S. McGrade

Author	: A. S. McGrade
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 548
Release	: 2003-08-07
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 1139826603

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, first published in 2003, takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to do philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle Ages and engage all the areas in which medieval philosophy flourished, including language and logic, the study of God and being, natural philosophy, human nature, morality, and politics. The discussion is supplemented with chronological charts, biographies of the major thinkers, and a guide to the transmission and translation of medieval texts. The volume will be invaluable for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this period.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Ethics

by Thomas Williams

Author	: Thomas Williams
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 427
Release	: 2019
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 1107167744

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

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy

by Daniel H. Frank

Author	: Daniel H. Frank
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 512
Release	: 2003-09-11
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9780521655743

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy

by Arthur Stephen McGrade

Author	: Arthur Stephen McGrade
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 428
Release	: 2003-08-07
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9780521000635

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, first published in 2003, takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to do philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle Ages and engage all the areas in which medieval philosophy flourished, including language and logic, the study of God and being, natural philosophy, human nature, morality, and politics. The discussion is supplemented with chronological charts, biographies of the major thinkers, and a guide to the transmission and translation of medieval texts. The volume will be invaluable for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this period.

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy

by Peter Adamson

Author	: Peter Adamson
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 468
Release	: 2004-12-09
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 1107494699

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Philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world represents one of the great traditions of Western philosophy. Inspired by Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic theology, Arabic philosophers from the ninth century onwards put forward ideas of great philosophical and historical importance. This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in Arabic philosophy, provides an introduction to the field by way of chapters devoted to individual thinkers (such as al-Farabi, Avicenna and Averroes) or groups, especially during the 'classical' period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. It also includes chapters on areas of philosophical inquiry across the tradition, such as ethics and metaphysics. Finally, it includes chapters on later Islamic thought, and on the connections between Arabic philosophy and Greek, Jewish, and Latin philosophy. The volume also includes a useful bibliography and a chronology of the most important Arabic thinkers.

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy

by James Hankins

Author	: James Hankins
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 521
Release	: 2007-10-25
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 1139827480

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The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life, and they emphasize the dynamism and pluralism of a period which saw both new perspectives and enduring contributions to the history of philosophy. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy

by Robert Pasnau

Author	: Robert Pasnau
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 1218
Release	: 2014
Genre	: Philosophy, Medieval
ISBN	: 9781107675100

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The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy comprises over fifty specially commissioned essays by experts on the philosophy of this period. Starting in the late eighth century, with the renewal of learning some centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, a sequence of chapters takes the reader through developments in many and varied fields, including logic and language, natural philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, and theology. Close attention is paid to the context of medieval philosophy, with discussions of the rise of the universities and developments in the cultural and linguistic spheres. A striking feature is the continuous coverage of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian material. There are useful biographies of the philosophers, and a comprehensive bibliography. The volumes illuminate a rich and remarkable period in the history of philosophy and will be the authoritative source on medieval philosophy for the next generation of scholars and students alike.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Logic

by Catarina Dutilh Novaes

Author	: Catarina Dutilh Novaes
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 463
Release	: 2016-09-22
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1107062314

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The very first dedicated, comprehensive companion to medieval logic, covering both the Latin and Arabic sister traditions.

The Cambridge Companion to Abelard

by Jeffrey E. Brower

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

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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.