Research Catalog

Title

Readings in medieval philosophy / [edited by] Andrew B. Schoedinger.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors

Schoedinger, Andrew B.

Description

ix, 853 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

• Geschichte 500-1500
• Philosophie médiévale
• Philosophy, Medieval
• Filosofie
• Quelle
• Philosophie
• Mittelalter

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

PART I: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD -- 1. The Free Choice of the Will, Book II, Chapters 3-15 / St. Augustine -- 2. The Proof of God's Existence from The Metaphysica of Avicenna / Avicenna -- 3. Proslogium, Preface and Chapters I-IV; An Appendix in Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilon and Anselm's Apologetic / St. Anselm and Gaunilon -- 4. The Trinity, Or The First Principle, Chapters I-III / William of Auvergne -- 5. Summa Theologica Part I: Question I, Articles 1 and 2; Question II, Articles 1, 2 and 3 / St. Thomas Aquinas -- 6. "On the Existence of God" from A Treatise on God as First Principle / John Duns Scotus -- PART II: ETHICS AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL -- 7. "The Nature of Evil" from The Divine Names, Chapter Four / Pseudo-Dionysius -- 8. The Improvement of the Moral Qualities / Solomon Ibn Gabirol -- 9. Ethics, Prologue and Chapters I-XVI / Peter Abelard -- 10. Laws Concerning Character Traits / Moses Maimonides -- 11. "Disputed Questions Concerning Evil" from De Malo; Question One, Articles 1-4 and Question Three, Article 1 / St. Thomas Aquinas -- 12. God and Creatures; The Quodlibetal Questions; Question 18, Articles I-III / John Duns Scotus -- PART III: GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE AND FREE WILL -- 13. The Consolation of Philosophy, Book V / Boethius -- 14. Foreknowledge and Free Choice, Chapters 1-4 / St. Anselm -- 15. "On God's Knowledge" from On the Harmony of Religion and Philosophy, Averroes -- 16. "God's Causality and Foreknowledge"; Quodlibeta, III, Question iii and Ordinatio, D. XXXVIII, Question unica / William of Ockham -- 17. The Wars of the Lord, Book III, Divine Knowledge / Levi ben Gerson -- 18. A Quodlibetal Question on Future Contingents Disputed at Louvain in the year 1465 / Peter de Rivo -- PART IV: THEOLOGY -- 19. On the Immortality of the Soul / St. Augustine -- 20. Letter to Charlemagne: On the Being (Substantia) of Nothing and Shadows / Fridugisus of Tours -- 21. "On the Trinity" from Periphyseon, Book II; 561C-579D / John Scotus Eriugena -- 22. Letter on Divine Omnipotence, Selections / St. Peter Damian -- 23. Grace and Free Choice / St. Anselm -- 24. Disputed Questions on the Mystery of the Trinity; Question II, Articles I and II / St. Bonaventure -- PART V POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY -- 25. The Perfect State, Section V; Chapter 15 / Al-Farabi -- 26. The Policraticus, Book Four, Prologue and Chapters I-IV / John of Salisbury -- 27. On Kingship to the King of Cyprus, Book One, Chapters I, II and VI, Book Two, Chapter III / St. Thomas Aquinas -- 28. On Royal and Papal Power, Prologue and Chapters 1-7 / John of Paris -- 29. The Defender of Peace, Discourse One, Chapters II and VIII-XIII / Marsilius of Padua -- 30. Eight Questions on the Power of the Pope, Question II, Chapters I and VII; Dialogus de Potestate Papae et Imperatoris, Part III: Treatise ii; Book II, Chapters 26-28 / William of Ockham -- PART VI: KNOWLEDGE AND SENSATION -- 31. The Trinity, Selections on Knowledge / St. Augustine -- 32. Summa Theologica, Part I, Question LXXXIV, Articles 6-8; Question LXXXV, Articles 1-8: Question LXXXVI, Articles 1-4 and Question LXXXVIII, Articles 1-3 / St. Thomas Aquinas -- 33. Disputed Questions on Faith and Knowledge, Question I / Matthew of Aquasparta -- 34. Two Letters to Bernard of Arezzo / Nicolaus of Autrecourt -- 35. Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima, Book II, Questions 9-11 / Jean Buridan -- 36. Prologue and Chapter One, "On the Causes of Marvels Involving Vision, from De causis mirabilium / Nicole Oresme -- PART VII: UNIVERSALS -- 37. Glosses on Porphyry from Logica Ingredientibus, "On Universals" / Peter Abelard -- 38. The Metalogicon, Book II, Chapters 17-20 / John of Salisbury -- 39. Concerning Being and Essence, Introduction and Chapters 1-4 / St. Thomas Aquinas -- 40. The Principle of Individuation, Questions One-Six / John Duns Scotus -- 41. Summa logicae, Part I, Chapters 14-17; Quodlibet 4, Question 35 and Quodlibet 5, Questions 12 and 13 / William of Ockham -- 42. "On Universals" / Walter Burley -- PART VIII: LOGIC AND THE PHILOSOPY OF LANGUAGE -- 43. On Division / Boethius -- 44. Introduction to Logic, Chapter Five, "Properties of Terms" / William of Sherwood -- 45. "Treatise on Distributions" from Summulae Logicales / Peter of Spain -- 46. "The Nature of Logic" and "Dialectic and Demonstration" from De ortu scientiarum / Robert Kilwardby -- 47. Sophismata, Chapter VIII, "Insolubles" / Jean Buridan -- "On entailment propositions" from Logica Magna -- PART IX: PHYSICS -- 49. On light / Robert Grosseteste -- 50. Letter to Sigerus de Foucaucourt: On the Magnet / Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt -- 51. Opus Majus, Part IV: Distinctions I, II and III / Roger Bacon -- 52. Perspectiva communis, Part II, Reflection / John Pecham -- 53. "The Impetus Theory of Projectile Motion" from Questions on the Eight Books of the Physics of Aristotle, Book VIII, Question 12; "On the Free Fall of Bodies" and "On the Diurnal Rotation of the Earth" from Questions on the Four Books on the Heavens and the World of Aristotle, Book II, Questions 12 and 22 / Jean Buridan -- 54. Concerning Experiments in Weight / Nicholas of Cusa.

ISBN

• 0195092929
• 9780195092929
• 0195092937
• 9780195092936

LCCN

95014118

OCLC

• ocm32465086
• 32465086
• SCSB-9464690

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library