Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 535 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139095433
Content:
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 take 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 volume illuminates 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
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015)
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vol.1 : I. Fundamentals : Origins in Baghdad
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The emergence of medieval Latin philosophy
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Byzantium
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The rise of the universities
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Monks and friars
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Platonsim
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Augustinianism
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Censorship
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Modernity
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II. Logic and language : The development of logic in the twelfth century
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Terminist logic
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Nominalist semantics
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Inferences
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Sophismata
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Grammar
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III. Natural philosophy : Natural philosophy in earlier Latin thought
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Creation and causation
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The influence of Arabic Aristotelianism on scholastic natural philosophy : projectile motion, the place of the universe, and elemental composition
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Change, time, and place
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The nature of change
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IV. Soul and knowledge : Soul and body
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The nature of intellect
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Perception
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Mental representation
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Science and certainty
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Divine illumination
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Skepticism
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V. Will and desire : Freedom and determinism
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Intellectualism and voluntarism
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Emotion
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Weakness and grace
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VI. Ethics : Happiness
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Identity and moral agency
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The inclination for justice
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Virtue theory
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Action and intention
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The care of souls and "practical ethics"
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521762168
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521762168
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CHOL9780521762168
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