The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Philosophy
Edited by John Marenbon
Abstract
This publication is intended to show the links between the philosophy written in the Middle Ages and that of today. Essays by over twenty medieval specialists, who are also familiar with contemporary discussions, explore areas in logic and philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, moral psychology ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Each topic has been chosen because it is of present philosophical interest, but a more-or-less-similar set of questions was also discussed in the Middle Ages. No party-line has been set about the extent of the similarity. Some writers (e.g. Panaccio on Universals and Cesalli on States of Affairs) argue that there are close continuities. Others (e.g. Thom on Logical Form and Pink on Freedom of the Will) stress the differences. All, however, share the aim of providing new analyses of medieval texts, and of writing in a manner that is clear and comprehensible to philosophers who are not medieval specialists. The volume, which begins with eleven articles looking at the history of medieval philosophy period by period, and region by region, constitutes a wide-ranging and up-to-date chronological survey of medieval philosophy. All four traditions—Greek, Latin, Islamic, and Jewish (in Arabic, and in Hebrew)—are considered, and the Latin tradition is traced from late antiquity through to the seventeenth century and beyond.
Keywords:
logic,
philosophy of language,
metaphysics,
epistemology,
moral psychology ethics,
aesthetics,
political philosophy,
philosophy of religion
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195379488
- Published online:
- Sep 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195379488.001.0001
