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Medieval Philosophy

Robert Grosseteste
by James McEvoy
Robert Grosseteste (c 1168-1253) was the initiator of the English scientific tradition, one of the first chancellors of Oxford University, and a famous teacher and commentator on the newly discovered works of Aristotle. In this book, James McEvoy provides the first general, inclusive overview of the entire range of Grosseteste's massive intellectual achievement.240p (Oxford UP 2000)
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Wyclif: Political ideas and practice
a collection of papers by Michael Wilks, selected by Anne Hudson
Twelve papers presented by Michael Wilks between 1965 and his death in 1999, two of which are published here for the first time. Wilks' research into Wyclif and 14th-century England was very much rooted in Wyclif's own prolific writings, a perspective that differed from the more traditional Reformation viewpoint. The papers trace Wyclif's early history in northern England and Oxford and ask why the established and favoured civil servant turned ...
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Duelling with the Past: Medieval Authors and the Problem of the Christian Era (C.990-1135)
by Peter Verbist
This volume discusses the controversy surrounding the dating of the Christian Era in the Middle Ages and its effect on the emergence of the individual in medieval society. It focuses on eight medieval authors (Heriger of Lobbes, Abbo of Fleury, Marianus Scottus, Gerland the Computist, Hezelo of Cluny, an anonymous author in Limoges, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Heimo of Bamberg), all of whom attempted to correct the date of Christs incarnation ...
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Maimonides
by T.M. Rudavsky
This work incorporates material from Maimonides' philosophical, legal, and medical works, providing a synoptic picture of Maimonides' philosophical range. The book covers a broad range of topics, including divine predication, proofs for the existence of God, Maimonides' theory of creation, prophecy and miracles, the problem of evil and divine providence, moral theory and the rationality of the law. Rudavsky argues that Maimonides saw himself as ...
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Authorship and Publicity Before Print: Jean Gerson and the Transformation of Late Medieval Learning
by Daniel Hobbins
Widely recognized by contemporaries as the most powerful theologian of his generation, Jean Gerson (1363-1429) dominated the stage of western Europe during a time of plague, fratricidal war, and religious schism. Daniel Hobbins argues for a new understanding of Gerson as a man of letters actively managing the publication of his works in a period of rapid expansion in written culture. More broadly, Hobbins casts Gerson as a mirror of the complex ...
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The Clerical Dilemma: Peter of Blois and Literate Culture in the Twelfth Century
by John D. Cotts
Peter of Blois pursued the life of a twelfth-century intellectual with vigor and passion tinged with anxiety. After a thorough education in the arts, theology, and law at some of medieval Europe's finest schools - including those at Chartres, Paris, and Bologna - he served in the courts of royalty and archbishops alike. He attended diplomatic embassies, advised princes, argued legal cases at the papal court in Rome, and may well have gone on ...
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Compendium of Theology by Thomas Aquinas
translated by Richard J. Regan
Towards the end of his life, St. Thomas Aquinas produced a brief, non-technical work summarizing some of the main points of his massive Summa Theologiae. This 'compendium' was intended as an introductory handbook for students and scholars who might not have access to the larger work. It was intended to comprise books on faith, hope and charity, of which only the first and half of the second were completed, but it is important nonetheless as ...
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Like Angels on Jacob's Ladder: Abraham Abulafia, the Franciscans and Joachimism
by Harvey J. Hames
The thirteenth century saw a heightening of interest in apocalyptic ideas, both in Christian and Jewish thought. This study of the prophetic and messianic works of the kabbalist Abraham Abulafia (1240-1291) shows how greatly he was influenced by the Franciscan theologian Joachim of Fiore and his followers, and proves that there was considerable interaction between Christian and Jewish thought at this time. 171p (State University of New York ...
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Lineages of European Political Thought
by Cary J. Nederman
This book examines some of the salient historiographical and conceptual issues that animate current scholarly debates about the nature of the medieval contribution to modern Western political ideas. On the one hand, scholars who subscribe to the "Baron thesis" concerning civic humanism have asserted that the break between medieval and modern modes of political thinking formed an unbridgeable chasm associated with the development of an entirely ...
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Engaging with Nature: Essays on the Natural World in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
edited by Barbara A. Hanawalt and Lisa J. Kiser
This collection of essays looks at the interaction between humans and nature, at medieval ideas and conceptions of nature, and at the use of animals and the natural world as literary and cultural devices. Topics include the physical dependence on and influence of man on nature through agriculture, the symbolism of the hunt, the use of animals in literature to discuss delicate subjects, and natural equilibrium in medieval philosophy. 236p ...
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