Medieval Western philosophy Books
Cornell University Press Averroes on Platos Republic
Book SynopsisAn indispensable primary source in medieval political philosophy is presented here in a fully annotated translation of the celebrated discussion of the Republic by the twelfth-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher.Trade ReviewBecause of the importance of Averroes (as a Muslim he is significant for both Platonic and Islamic thought), it is good to have Lerner's new and thoughtful interpretation, with lucid introduction, three helpful appendixes, glossary, and index. * Library Journal *It is interesting to note that Plato's tenets were considered profitable also by Averroes, whose world was defined and governed by the Koran. * The Classical Outlook *This is a fine translation of a very difficult and important text, lost in its Arabic original but preserved in the awkward fourteenth-century Hebrew translation of Judah ben Samuel. Even in this summary form, the Republic is one of the exceedingly few works of the Platonic corpus to surface in Islamic philosophy, and this paraphrase is an excellent example of Averroes' technique of doing philosophy in commentary form. * Journal of Near Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction Abbreviations and SymbolsTHE TEXTThe First Treatise The Second Treatise The Third TreatiseAPPENDIX I Translator's Colophon Copyist's ColophonAPPENDIX II Notes to the Hebrew TextAPPENDIX III Short Titles and Editions CitedGlossary Index
£19.94
Johns Hopkins University Press Fortunes Faces
Book SynopsisConsidered in its full poetic and philosophical dimensions, the Romance of the Rose thus acquires an altogether new significance in the history of literature: it appears as a work that incessantly explores its own capacity to be other than it is.Trade ReviewBeautiful language... and an elegant, intricate presentation of argument. -- Susan Stakel Speculum 2006 A valuable asset to those interested in discovering fresh interpretations of one of the most remarkable literary works of the Middle Ages. -- Amy L. Ingram Vox Romanica 2005 A sustained and highly original philosophical tour de force. -- Catherine Attwood Medium Aevum 2006 Heller-Roazen's mastery of medieval philology and philosophy is impressive, and representative of a new generation of medieval studies. -- Sarah-Grace Heller French Review 2005Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Sense of a Book 1. Inventio Linguae: The Language of Contingency 2. The Nameless Lover, or the Contingent Subject 3. Fortune, or The Contingent Figure 4. Through the Looking-Glass: The Knowledge of Contigency Conclusion: Diverse Verses
£40.50
University of Toronto Press The Case Against Johann Reuchlin
Book SynopsisA re-examination of the case of Johann Reuchlin, one of the best-known controversies of the 16th century.
£49.50
Northwestern University Press God the Flesh and the Other From Irenaeus to Duns
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£29.96
University of Pennsylvania Press The Earthly Republic
Book SynopsisPresents seven edited and translated primary texts that shed light on the subject of civic humanism in the Renaissance. This work includes a treatise of Francesco Petrarca on government, two representative letters from Coluccio Salutati, Leonardo Bruni's panegyric to Florence and Francesco Barbaro's letter on wifely duty.Trade Review"An enlightening and stimulating source book and as good an introduction to Renaissance humanism as one can find." * Speculum *"The translations are fluent and accurate. The introductions to each of the authors, with bibliographies, effectively summarize contemporary American and continental scholarship." * Church History *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations General Introduction —Benjamin G. Kohl and Ronald G. Witt Francesco Petrarca Introduction —Benjamin G. Kohl How a Ruler Ought to Govern His State —Translated by Benjamin G. Kohl Coluccio Salutati Introduction —Ronald G. Witt Letter to Peregrino Zambeccari —Translated by Ronald G. Witt Letter to Caterina di messer Vieri di Donatino d'Arezzo —Translated by Ronald G. Witt Leonardo Bruni Introduction —Ronald G. Witt Panegyric to the City of Florence —Translated by Benjamin G. Kohl
£25.19
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that deals with Thomas Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of 20th-century attempts to describe his philosophical thought, and goes on to explain the interrelationship between philosophy and the sciences.
£22.46
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer The Metaphysical Thought of Thomas Aquinas From
Book SynopsisThis volume offers a presentation of Aquinas's metaphysical thought. It is based upon an examination of his texts organized according to the philosophical order as he himself described it, rather than according to the theological order.Trade ReviewThe quality of Wippel's historical research and interpretation and the detail of his argumentation make this a work that will have to be taken account of in any further studies of this topic."- John Boler, International Studies in Philosophy"A carefully and solidly argued presentation of Aquinas's metaphysics by a scholar of medieval philosophy and a superb metaphysician. It should stand on the library shelf of every student of medieval philosophy, sharing the stage with Wippel's other dependable works."―Prof. Stephen F. Brown, Boston College"In Wippel we have a master of medieval metaphysics who is at the height of his powers and who can bring to bear on this work of interpretation years of study, not only of Aquinas but also of the whole context of medieval metaphysics in which Aquinas thought and wrote. The result is a monumental work which will quickly become the definitive work on Aquinas's metaphysics."―Prof. Eleonore Stump, St. Louis University"Wippel proposes to 'set forth Thomas Aquinas's metaphysical thought, based on his own texts, in accord with the philosophical order. . . .' This is a bold, even audacious proposal, but one that Wippel succeeds in realizing, thanks to his expansive and detailed knowledge of a field in which he has worked for more than twenty years. He has total command not only of the works of Thomas, of his sources, and of his earliest commentators, but also of the secondary literature of this century in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish." ―Gregorianum
£31.96
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude
Book SynopsisExamining empirical resilience research, this book offers - at philosophical and theological levels - a basis for a hearty understanding of the human person in terms of the virtues that enable human beings to overcome difficulty when they are faced with fear and suffering, or when they are in need of imaginative daring and hope.
£44.96
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Boethius and Aquinas
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£18.86
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Scholastic Meditations
Book SynopsisThe studies gathered in this volume pay homage to the spirit of Scholasticism. They address key issues in that tradition - some from an historical point of view, others from a more substantive standpoint. The essays are written in the conviction that there is much to be learned from the schoolmen even when one fails to agree with their positions.Trade ReviewRescher's knowledge of the history of philosophy—especially the medieval and modern eras—is impressive. Drawing upon Aquinas and other great scholastics, he is able to formulate questions and propose solutions to contemporary metaphysics and epistemology that are informed by the great medieval scholastics in a way that critically employs these authors without slavishly following them wherever they lead."" — Craig A. Boyd, Review of Metaphysics""Rescher's scholastically inspired meditations are intended to mediate between typical scholastic concerns and contemporary philosophical issues. . . . [T]his collection provides a good model of how the contributions of the early scholastics can be brought to bear on contemporary philosophy, making this book as intellectually provocative to analytic philosophers as to neoscholastics. . . . The result is a volume that manifests the ways in which the career of this productive late-twentieth-century philosopher itself mediates between scholasticism and contemporary thought. The reader will indeed find here the fruit of both the respectful study of the tradition as well as critical philosophical analysis."" — Michael Tkacz, Philosophy in Review
£27.96
The Catholic University of America Press The Metamorphoses of the City of God
Book SynopsisThe appearance of Etienne Gilson's Metamorphosis of the City of God, which were originally delivered as lectures at the University of Louvain in the Spring of 1952, coincided with the first steps toward what would become the European Union. The appearance of this English translation coincides with the upheaval of Brexit.
£19.96
The Catholic University of America Press Metaphysical Themes in Thomas Aquinas III
Book SynopsisDedicated to the metaphysical thought of Thomas Aquinas. After an introduction, this volume of collected essays begins with John Wippel's interpretation of the discovery of the subject of metaphysics by a special kind of judgment (""separation""). In subsequent chapters, Wippel turns to the relationship between faith and reason.
£56.25
The Catholic University of America Press Eternal Life and Human Happiness in Heaven
Book SynopsisTreats four apparent problems concerning eternal life in order to clarify our thinking about perfect human happiness in heaven. The teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas provide the basis for solutions to these four problems about eternal life insofar as his teachings call into question common contemporary theological or philosophical presuppositions.
£56.25
Duke University Press The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisA collection of theoretical essays arguing that theorists of modernity must reckon with the medieval, which is not, as some have asserted, completely separate or different from the modern.Trade Review“[This] volume opens a productive channel to yet another way of thinking about history – in this case, the history of our discipline, its philosophical underpinnings, and the contributions of medieval thought and medievalism generally to practices of cultural and textual analysis. . . . [T]his volume represents an endeavor of considerable intellectual significance, a strong opening into a set of important questions about the terms and conceptual conditions for the survival of medievalism and medieval studies. . . .” - Paul Strohm, Postmedieval“Amidst the trash talk of theory in the past tense and the drive of the corporate university to dismantle the conditions of possibility for critique . . . the essays collected in The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages will hearten scholars and also invite them to reflect on their own complicity with current academic events. The volume marks yet another powerful contribution to ongoing investigation into the intersections of the medievalisms of modernity and the modernities of Medieval Studies.” - Kathleen Biddick, The Medieval Review“Those already engaged in ongoing debates about the complex relation between medieval and modern will find this book to be an essential addition to an important area of inquiry. Those who have never given much thought to the subject will discover a stimulating, and perhaps even transformative, introduction to a crucial set of terms and concepts.” - George Edmondson, Speculum“[T]he collection should be read as a collaborative work of intellectual history with serious implications for the study of modernity.... It opens up some rich dialogues between medieval and post-medieval studies, and with historians and students of modernity.” - Stephanie Trigg, Partial Answers“An uncompromising riposte to the notion, in Medieval Studies as elsewhere, that critique is dead and that we should quietly return to tasks of description. A potent demonstration that without critical theory, modernity and the medieval are unintelligible.”—David Wallace, author of Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn“These exciting and challenging essays show that medieval ideas have exerted a huge influence on Freud, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Bourdieu, Žižek, and Negri, thus shaping our understanding of politics, aesthetics, literary criticism, and cultural critique. It is now evident that we all need a medieval basis to found modern Theory.”—Jean-Michel Rabaté, author of The Ethics of the Lie“[This] volume opens a productive channel to yet another way of thinking about history – in this case, the history of our discipline, its philosophical underpinnings, and the contributions of medieval thought and medievalism generally to practices of cultural and textual analysis. . . . [T]his volume represents an endeavor of considerable intellectual significance, a strong opening into a set of important questions about the terms and conceptual conditions for the survival of medievalism and medieval studies. . . .” -- Paul Strohm * Postmedieval *“Amidst the trash talk of theory in the past tense and the drive of the corporate university to dismantle the conditions of possibility for critique . . . the essays collected in The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages will hearten scholars and also invite them to reflect on their own complicity with current academic events. The volume marks yet another powerful contribution to ongoing investigation into the intersections of the medievalisms of modernity and the modernities of Medieval Studies.” -- Kathleen Biddick * Medieval Review *“Those already engaged in ongoing debates about the complex relation between medieval and modern will find this book to be an essential addition to an important area of inquiry. Those who have never given much thought to the subject will discover a stimulating, and perhaps even transformative, introduction to a crucial set of terms and concepts.” -- George Edmondson * Speculum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Outside Modernity / Andrew Cole and D. Vance Smith 1 Theological Modernities The Sense of an Epoch: Periodization, Sovereignty, and the Limits of Secularization / Kathleen Davis 39 The Sacrament of the Fetish, the Miracle of the Commodity: Hegel and Marx / Andrew Cole 70 Empire, Apocalypse, and the 9/11 Premodern / Bruce Holsinger 94 Response: More Than We Bargained For / Michael Hardt 119 Scholastic Modernities We Have Never Been Schreber: Paranoia, Medieval, and Modern / Erin Labbie and Michael Uebel 127 Medieval Studies, Historicity, and Heidegger's Early Phenomenology / Ethan Knapp 159 Medieval Currencies: Nominalism and Art / C. D. Blanton 194 Response: Medusa's Gaze / Jed Rasula 233 Afterword. On the Medieval / Fredric Jameson 243 Bibliography 247 Contributors 269 Index 271
£19.79
Duke University Press The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisA collection of theoretical essays arguing that theorists of modernity must reckon with the medieval, which is not, as some have asserted, completely separate or different from the modern.Trade Review“[This] volume opens a productive channel to yet another way of thinking about history – in this case, the history of our discipline, its philosophical underpinnings, and the contributions of medieval thought and medievalism generally to practices of cultural and textual analysis. . . . [T]his volume represents an endeavor of considerable intellectual significance, a strong opening into a set of important questions about the terms and conceptual conditions for the survival of medievalism and medieval studies. . . .” - Paul Strohm, Postmedieval“Amidst the trash talk of theory in the past tense and the drive of the corporate university to dismantle the conditions of possibility for critique . . . the essays collected in The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages will hearten scholars and also invite them to reflect on their own complicity with current academic events. The volume marks yet another powerful contribution to ongoing investigation into the intersections of the medievalisms of modernity and the modernities of Medieval Studies.” - Kathleen Biddick, The Medieval Review“Those already engaged in ongoing debates about the complex relation between medieval and modern will find this book to be an essential addition to an important area of inquiry. Those who have never given much thought to the subject will discover a stimulating, and perhaps even transformative, introduction to a crucial set of terms and concepts.” - George Edmondson, Speculum“[T]he collection should be read as a collaborative work of intellectual history with serious implications for the study of modernity.... It opens up some rich dialogues between medieval and post-medieval studies, and with historians and students of modernity.” - Stephanie Trigg, Partial Answers“An uncompromising riposte to the notion, in Medieval Studies as elsewhere, that critique is dead and that we should quietly return to tasks of description. A potent demonstration that without critical theory, modernity and the medieval are unintelligible.”—David Wallace, author of Premodern Places: Calais to Surinam, Chaucer to Aphra Behn“These exciting and challenging essays show that medieval ideas have exerted a huge influence on Freud, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Bourdieu, Žižek, and Negri, thus shaping our understanding of politics, aesthetics, literary criticism, and cultural critique. It is now evident that we all need a medieval basis to found modern Theory.”—Jean-Michel Rabaté, author of The Ethics of the Lie“[This] volume opens a productive channel to yet another way of thinking about history – in this case, the history of our discipline, its philosophical underpinnings, and the contributions of medieval thought and medievalism generally to practices of cultural and textual analysis. . . . [T]his volume represents an endeavor of considerable intellectual significance, a strong opening into a set of important questions about the terms and conceptual conditions for the survival of medievalism and medieval studies. . . .” -- Paul Strohm * Postmedieval *“Amidst the trash talk of theory in the past tense and the drive of the corporate university to dismantle the conditions of possibility for critique . . . the essays collected in The Legitimacy of the Middle Ages will hearten scholars and also invite them to reflect on their own complicity with current academic events. The volume marks yet another powerful contribution to ongoing investigation into the intersections of the medievalisms of modernity and the modernities of Medieval Studies.” -- Kathleen Biddick * Medieval Review *“Those already engaged in ongoing debates about the complex relation between medieval and modern will find this book to be an essential addition to an important area of inquiry. Those who have never given much thought to the subject will discover a stimulating, and perhaps even transformative, introduction to a crucial set of terms and concepts.” -- George Edmondson * Speculum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Outside Modernity / Andrew Cole and D. Vance Smith 1 Theological Modernities The Sense of an Epoch: Periodization, Sovereignty, and the Limits of Secularization / Kathleen Davis 39 The Sacrament of the Fetish, the Miracle of the Commodity: Hegel and Marx / Andrew Cole 70 Empire, Apocalypse, and the 9/11 Premodern / Bruce Holsinger 94 Response: More Than We Bargained For / Michael Hardt 119 Scholastic Modernities We Have Never Been Schreber: Paranoia, Medieval, and Modern / Erin Labbie and Michael Uebel 127 Medieval Studies, Historicity, and Heidegger's Early Phenomenology / Ethan Knapp 159 Medieval Currencies: Nominalism and Art / C. D. Blanton 194 Response: Medusa's Gaze / Jed Rasula 233 Afterword. On the Medieval / Fredric Jameson 243 Bibliography 247 Contributors 269 Index 271
£72.25
Fordham University Press Images of Conversion in St. Augustines
Book SynopsisAn exciting book...places the central sections of the Confessions in fresh perspectives.-Theological StudiesTrade Review"This book, with its careful blend of bold hypothesis and careful textual analysis, constitutes a fitting final monument to Fr. O'Connell's central position in modern attempts to understand Augustine's magnum opus." -American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly An exciting book...places the central sections of the Confessions in fresh perspectives." -Theological Studies
£45.00
Fordham University Press An Aquinas Reader
Book SynopsisThis edition contains an unrivalled selection of every aspect of Aquinas's philosophy: on reality, God, and man, with a new introduction, improved format, and updated bibliography.
£31.50
Fordham University Press The Disfigured Face
Book SynopsisFor Thomas Aquinas the ontological and ethical orders are not autonomous but inseparable. This book shows how traditional Natural Law was transformed by thinkers like John Locke and Kant into a doctrine compatible with early modern and modern notions of nature and morality.Trade Review“A significant contribution to natural law theory, especially to the study of the second scholasticism.”---—Anthony J. Lisska, Denison UniversityThe Disfigured Face is a welcome contribution to the present discourse on the status and role of natural law in moral theology. * —The Thomist *A brief but brilliant book on the natural law. * —The Catholic World *Remarkably balanced, Cortest’s The Disfigured Face is an excellent summary of the historical and theoretical vicissitudes of the natural law tradition. The author recovers not only the ideas but also a number of outstanding forgotten names from Cicero to Maritain, and puts into a new light the links between the Middle Ages and Renaissance, particularly the influential role of Francisco Suárez.---—Juan A. Mercado, Pontifical University of the Holy CrossThis brave and brilliant book is a must read. It is at once politically incorrect yet dead on target with its deep concern for an objective moral, legal, and political truth based upon a sound philosophy of being and nature. In historical context, Cortest describes natural law as it was developed by Thomas Aquinas and his 16th century Spanish disciples. He shows how this doctrine fared vis à vis modern secular philosophy and then goes further to show that traditional natural law doctrine has been preserved almost exclusively in papal encyclicals which have challenged modern secular culture.---—John P. Doyle, St. Louis University
£52.20
Fordham University Press On Time Being And Hunger
Book SynopsisSituating itself within the context of current debates in continental philosophy, and through a series of readings of Aristotle, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Derrida to recent developments in life sciences, this book offers a critical enquiry concerning the traditional way of understanding life in the history of metaphysics.Trade Review"A new and compelling voice in philosophy. Garrido develops a profoundly interesting and compelling investigation of the senses of being and temporality. In doing so, he moves beyond philosophies that emphasize traditional ontology and their correlative concept of time." -- -Alejandro Vallega University of Oregon "Garrido makes a real, and highly significant intervention in the ways we commonly think about the phenomenon of life." -- -Rodolphe Gasche University at Buffalo, The State University of New York "Juan Manuel Garrido renews in an impressive way the question concerning 'life.' By the term 'life' we usually mean a sort of immediacy, a self-presence through auto-affection and transmission through self-perpetuation. Garrido, however, opens life -- simply, if I may say so -- to the infinity of a 'being-towards' and a 'hunger': this infinity is not the indefinition of a life that simply 'continues,' but the elevation of life - or its hollowing out, which is the same thing - to being-out-of-itself. This is, in one word, a philosophical revolution." -- -Jean-Luc Nancy
£21.59
Fordham University Press Later Medieval Metaphysics Ontology Language and
Book SynopsisThis multi-author work focuses primarily on 13th and 14th century Latin treatments of the most important metaphysical issues of the day. Though standard ontological topics are covered in detail—e.g., existence, universals, form, and accidents—there is also an emphasis on metaphysics broadly conceived to include epistemology, language, and logic.Trade Review"This collection will appeal to all students of medieval, late medieval, and early modern philosophy... Recommended." -Choice "Later Medieval Metaphysics contains a number of excellent studies by some of the leading scholars in the field. These studies will engage and stimulate both specialists and advanced students not only of medieval metaphysics but also of medieval philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and logic." -- -Andrew Arlig Brooklyn College "[This volume] represents the highest standards and the most recent scholarship on this topic, one which was vital to all medieval thought, in particular, theological doctrinal controversies, and has close connections with contemporary metaphysical issues." -- -Stephen Read University of St. Andrews
£74.70
Fordham University Press Later Medieval Metaphysics Ontology Language and
Book SynopsisThis multi-author work focuses primarily on 13th and 14th century Latin treatments of the most important metaphysical issues of the day. Though standard ontological topics are covered in detail—e.g., existence, universals, form, and accidents—there is also an emphasis on metaphysics broadly conceived to include epistemology, language, and logic.Trade Review"This collection will appeal to all students of medieval, late medieval, and early modern philosophy... Recommended." -Choice "Later Medieval Metaphysics contains a number of excellent studies by some of the leading scholars in the field. These studies will engage and stimulate both specialists and advanced students not only of medieval metaphysics but also of medieval philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and logic." -- -Andrew Arlig Brooklyn College "[This volume] represents the highest standards and the most recent scholarship on this topic, one which was vital to all medieval thought, in particular, theological doctrinal controversies, and has close connections with contemporary metaphysical issues." -- -Stephen Read University of St. Andrews
£31.50
Fordham University Press Ens rationis from Su225rez to Caramuel A Study
Book SynopsisExamines theories of intentional impossible objects (entia rationis) of several scholastic authors of the Baroque era (Francisco Suárez, Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza, Bartolomeo Mastri, and Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz).Trade Review"The book is a splendid combination of systemic acuity and historical scholarship and provides a much-needed correction to some of the historical injustices of our time. It will be a welcome corrective to current neglect of Baroque philosophy." -- -Nicholas Rescher University of Pittsburgh "Novotny's book is a great work of scholarship and philosophical analysis. It is an ambitious study of the seventeenth-century history of one of the most disputed and controversial concepts in philosophy: the notion of "being of reason" (ens rationis), which is generally contrasted with the notion of "real being" (ens reale). It breaks new ground in the study of an important period in the history of philosophy and is a must read for anyone interested in scholastic philosophy in particular or metaphysics in general." -- -Jorge Gracia University at Buffalo, SUNY "This volume by Novonty attempts to vindicate Baroque scholasticism by focusing on the debate surrounding ens rationsis (intentional beings/ beings of reason) .. . Highly recommended." -Choice
£55.80
Fordham University Press Revelation 13 in Christian Arabic Commentary
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii Editorial Notes and Abbreviations xi Introduction: Two Arabic Commentaries on the Apocalypse of John in Historical and Cultural Context, 1 Stephen J. Davis 1 Būlus al-Būshī on Revelation 1–3: Christology and Christian-Muslim Encounter, 9 Shawqi Talia and Stephen J. Davis 2 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Visions, Angels, Prophets, and Dreams, 22 Stephen J. Davis 3 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Revelation 1–3: The First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches, 41 T. C. Schmidt, with contributions by Stephen J. Davis 4 Būlus al-Būshī, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3, 60 Translated by Shawqi Talia; edited by Stephen J. Davis 5 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3, 86 Translated by Stephen J. Davis and T. C. Schmidt Works Cited 149 Subject Index 163 Biblical Index 169
£19.79
Fordham University Press Ecstasy in the Classroom Trance Self and the
Book SynopsisEcstasy in the Classroom analyzes the early thirteenth century theological discourse about Paul’s rapture and other modes of cognizing God. It reconstructs the perceptions of transformation and self they imply, and demonstrate their role in establishing the peculiar professional identity of scholastic theologians compared with other seers of God.Table of ContentsAs its title suggests, this book does three things: (1) It describes the discourse about Paul’s trance and other modes of cognizing God through key questions raised by early thirteenth-century theologians; (2) It discusses the perceptions of the self implied by this discourse; (3) It suggests these questions resonate concerns of theologians regarding the nature of their academic profession. Each chapter, therefore, has accordingly three titles. Introduction / 1 1 Why was Paul ignorant of his own state, and how do various modes of cognizing God differ? / 23 The experiencing self and the observing self Theology among other modes of cognizing God 2 How could Paul remember his rapture? / 59 Memory and the continuity of the self Theology between experience and words 3 Can a soul see God or itself without intermediaries? / 81 The self as distinct from its habits and actions Theology between experience and observation 4 Does true faith rely on anything external? / 111 The self as an ultimate source of authority Theology between internal and external authority 5 What happens to old modes of cognition when new ones are introduced during trance and other transitions? / 135 The self and its ability to manipulate parts of it during transitions Theology between reasoned knowledge and simple faith 6 Can knowledge qua knowledge be a virtue? / 158 The self in society Theology between theory and practice Summary and Epilogue / 189 Appendix / 199 Acknowledgments / 205 Notes / 207 Bibliography / 265 Index / 291
£27.90
Fordham University Press Ecstasy in the Classroom Trance Self and the
Book SynopsisEcstasy in the Classroom analyzes the early thirteenth century theological discourse about Paul’s rapture and other modes of cognizing God. It reconstructs the perceptions of transformation and self they imply, and demonstrate their role in establishing the peculiar professional identity of scholastic theologians compared with other seers of God.Table of ContentsAs its title suggests, this book does three things: (1) It describes the discourse about Paul’s trance and other modes of cognizing God through key questions raised by early thirteenth-century theologians; (2) It discusses the perceptions of the self implied by this discourse; (3) It suggests these questions resonate concerns of theologians regarding the nature of their academic profession. Each chapter, therefore, has accordingly three titles. Introduction / 1 1 Why was Paul ignorant of his own state, and how do various modes of cognizing God differ? / 23 The experiencing self and the observing self Theology among other modes of cognizing God 2 How could Paul remember his rapture? / 59 Memory and the continuity of the self Theology between experience and words 3 Can a soul see God or itself without intermediaries? / 81 The self as distinct from its habits and actions Theology between experience and observation 4 Does true faith rely on anything external? / 111 The self as an ultimate source of authority Theology between internal and external authority 5 What happens to old modes of cognition when new ones are introduced during trance and other transitions? / 135 The self and its ability to manipulate parts of it during transitions Theology between reasoned knowledge and simple faith 6 Can knowledge qua knowledge be a virtue? / 158 The self in society Theology between theory and practice Summary and Epilogue / 189 Appendix / 199 Acknowledgments / 205 Notes / 207 Bibliography / 265 Index / 291
£92.70
Fordham University Press Medieval Nonsense Signifying Nothing in
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Wind in the Shell: Prolegomena to the Study of Medieval Nonsignification | 1 1 Priscian, Boethius, and Augustine on Vox Sola | 27 2 Walter Burley on Suppositio Materialis | 52 3 The Cloud of Unknowing on the Litil Worde of O Silable | 76 4 St. Erkenwald on the Caracter | 98 Acknowledgments | 127 Notes | 129 Bibliography | 157 Index | 183
£85.50
Fordham University Press Medieval Nonsense Signifying Nothing in
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Wind in the Shell: Prolegomena to the Study of Medieval Nonsignification | 1 1 Priscian, Boethius, and Augustine on Vox Sola | 27 2 Walter Burley on Suppositio Materialis | 52 3 The Cloud of Unknowing on the Litil Worde of O Silable | 76 4 St. Erkenwald on the Caracter | 98 Acknowledgments | 127 Notes | 129 Bibliography | 157 Index | 183
£23.39
Fordham University Press Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Book SynopsisAn English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt’s Coptic Christians.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Editorial Notes | xi List of Abbreviations | xiii Manuscripts | xv Map of Egypt | xviii Introduction | 1 1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31 2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60 3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108 Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143 Glossary | 149 Works Cited | 159 Biblical Index | 175 Manuscripts Index | 177 General Index | 179
£78.30
Fordham University Press Guides to the Eucharist in Medieval Egypt
Book SynopsisAn English translation of three key texts on the Coptic liturgy by Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, and Pope Gabriel V. With a scholarly introduction to the works, their authors, and the Coptic liturgy, as well as a detailed explanatory apparatus, this volume provides a useful and needed introduction to the worship tradition of Egypt’s Coptic Christians.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Editorial Notes | xi List of Abbreviations | xiii Manuscripts | xv Map of Egypt | xviii Introduction | 1 1 Abū al-Barakāt ibn Kabar, The Lamp of Darkness | 31 2 Yūḥannā ibn Sabbā‘, The Precious Jewel | 60 3 Gabriel V, The Ritual Order | 108 Appendix: Coptic Liturgical Chants | 143 Glossary | 149 Works Cited | 159 Biblical Index | 175 Manuscripts Index | 177 General Index | 179
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Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US Remaking Boethius The English Language
Book SynopsisThis volume is a reference work, organized chronologically in its sections, with a separate entry for each translator's work. The sections are defined by the type of translations they comprise. The plan of the book is encyclopedic in nature: some biographical material is provided for each translator; the translations are described briefly, as are their linguistic peculiarities, their implied audiences, their links with other translations, and their general reception. Sample passages from the translations are provided, and where possible these samples are taken from two of the most well-known moments in the Consolatio: the appearance of Lady Philosophy, narrated by the Prisoner, and the cosmological hymn to the Deus of the work, sung by Lady Philosophy. Where possible, an attempt also has been made to keep the general appearance of the original printed pages. Orthographic peculiarities (in spelling, capitalization, indentation, etc.) except for the elongated s have been maintained. Notes inserted by the translators or editors upon the passages transcribed in this volume are maintained as footnotes. These notes are included because they reveal much about the scholarship that the translators bring to their work of translating. The notes signal the translators' familiarity with commentaries and earlier Consolatio translations, and they help to identify the types of audiences targeted by the translators (whether general or scholarly). The notes indicate points in the text (either grammatical or cultural) that translators or editors deemed needful of clarification for their readers, but the notes often also represent actual borrowings of notes, sometimes verbatim, from earlier translations. Such borrowed notes help to establish or verify lines of affiliation between the translations.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue. The Foundation of the Tradition: The Latin De consolatione philosophiae Part I. Complete Translations into English of De consolatione philosophiae Part II. Partial or Abridged Translations into English of De consolatione philosophiae Part III. Translations into English of the Meters or Selected Meters of De consolatione philosophiae Part IV. Spurious, Mislabeled, or Lost Translations of De consolatione philosophiae Part V. Modern English Translations of Old English Prose and Verse Translations of De consolatione philosophiae Attributed to King Alfred the Great Part VI. An Early Adaptation of Chaucer’s Translation of De consolatione philosophiae with Commentary Interspersed Part VII. Some Minor Uses of Translations or Adaptations of Passages from De consolatione philosophiae Part VIII. Two Early Discussions on De consolatione philosophiae Translation Epilogue. Some Relevant Definitions: Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary
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WW Norton & Co On Machiavelli
Book SynopsisAn essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Machiavelli.Trade Review"A brief and pithy summary of the contributions of Niccolò Machiavelli, a pivotal figure in modern political thought who is nevertheless often misunderstood…. Ryan’s summary is accompanied by fairly substantial extracts from Machiavelli’s key texts, allowing this book to serve as a teaching resource as well as a concise and readable introduction to its subject." -- Booklist"Alan Ryan captures Machiavelli’s hold on the modern moral imagination when he says, “The staying power of The Prince comes from…its insistence on the need for a clear-sighted appreciation of how men really are as distinct from the moralizing claptrap about how they ought to be.” This moral clarity remains bracing in an era like our own, when politicians hide the necessary ruthlessness of political life behind the rhetoric of family values and Christian principles …. We are still drawn to Machiavelli because we sense how impatient he was with the equivalent flummery in his own day, and how determined he was to confront a problem that preoccupies us too: when and how much ruthlessness is necessary in the world of politics." -- Michael Ignatieff - The Atlantic
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Marquette University Press Perception as a Capacity for Knowledge
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MP-MQU Marquette University The Font of Life Fons Vitae
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Cornell University Press The Sweetness of Power
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Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library Johnson After Three Centuries
Book SynopsisJohnson After Three Centuries: New Light on Texts and Contexts examines several aspects of Johnson's career through fresh perspectives and original interpretations by some of the best-known and widely-respected scholars of our time. Included are essays by James Basker, James Engell, Nicholas Hudson, Jack Lynch, and Allen Reddick.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisBy exploring the philosophical character of some of the greatest medieval thinkers, An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy provides a rich overview of philosophy in the world of Latin Christianity. Explores the deeply philosophical character of such medieval thinkers as Augustine, Boethius, Eriugena, Anselm, Aquinas, Bonaventure, Scotus, and Ockham Reviews the central features of the epistemological and metaphysical problem of universals Shows how medieval authors adapted philosophical ideas from antiquity to apply to their religious commitments Takes a broad philosophical approach of the medieval era by,taking account of classical metaphysics, general culture, and religious themes Trade Review"Another strength of the book is Koterski's skillful way of motivating philosophical interest in concepts and ideas that might otherwise seem arcane to the beginner . . .Koterski gives a thought provoking analysis of several basic concepts that permeate medieval thought and provides a thorough account of the varied sources that influenced reasoning about these concepts." (American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, 1 October 2010) “Lively, accessible, and well argued, this is a fine introduction that deserves a wide audience. Summing Up: Recommended.” (Choice Reviews, May 2009) “Fr. Joseph Koterski, a philosophy teacher at Fordham University and editor in chief of International Philosophical Quarterly, has penned a lovely little introduction to the basic themes of medieval philosophy.” (First Things, January 2009) Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 Faith and Reason 9 2 God 37 3 The Divine Ideas 61 4 The Problem of Universals 87 5 The Transcendentals 111 6 Cosmos and Nature 141 7 Soul 173 8 Conclusion 202 Glossary 206 Historical Figures 217 References 222 Index of Names 237 Index of Terms 242
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisBy exploring the philosophical character of some of the greatest medieval thinkers, An Introduction to Medieval Philosophy provides a rich overview of philosophy in the world of Latin Christianity. Explores the deeply philosophical character of such medieval thinkers as Augustine, Boethius, Eriugena, Anselm, Aquinas, Bonaventure, Scotus, and Ockham Reviews the central features of the epistemological and metaphysical problem of universals Shows how medieval authors adapted philosophical ideas from antiquity to apply to their religious commitments Takes a broad philosophical approach of the medieval era by,taking account of classical metaphysics, general culture, and religious themes Trade Review"Another strength of the book is Koterski's skillful way of motivating philosophical interest in concepts and ideas that might otherwise seem arcane to the beginner . . .Koterski gives a thought provoking analysis of several basic concepts that permeate medieval thought and provides a thorough account of the varied sources that influenced reasoning about these concepts." (American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, 1 October 2010) "Strikingly clear, succinct, and erudite, this book will be treasured by beginners and established scholars alike. As the relationship of religious faith and the human sciences becomes an ever more pressing societal issue, contemporary philosophers will greatly benefit from Koterski's masterful exposition of the insights of medieval thinkers." -- Matthew Levering, Ave Maria University "Father Koterski is a master of Jesuit pedagogy. His chapters introduce key themes that still dominate Western philosophy. No serious student of philosophy or theology should miss reading this book."--Romanus Cessario, O.P., St John’s Seminary, Boston, MassachusettsTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 Faith and Reason 9 2 God 37 3 The Divine Ideas 61 4 The Problem of Universals 87 5 The Transcendentals 111 6 Cosmos and Nature 141 7 Soul 173 8 Conclusion 202 Glossary 206 Historical Figures 217 References 222 Index of Names 237 Index of Terms 242
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Aquinas in Dialogue
Book SynopsisWritten and edited by leading scholars in the field, this collection explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology and his ability to enlighten inter- and intra-faith dialogue. Explores Aquinas' continuing relevance to contemporary theology. Looks at how Aquinas illuminates dialogue both among Christians and between Christians and non-Christians today. Written by both scholars of Aquinas and those who are actively involved in ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. Topics range from Aquinas and Eastern Orthodoxy to Aquinas and atheism. Helps us to think rigorously about what is required to speak truthfully to people with different beliefs. Trade Review"Jim Fodor and Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt have assembled a series of well-crafted and tightly reasoned essays . . . (they) have done us a great service by reminding us, once again, of Thomas Aquinas's enduring relevance to the religious conversation." The Thomist "Aquinas in Dialogue brings together some of the most eminent of modern theological exponents of Aquinas's thought to show how Aquinas engages with traditions other than his own: Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, analytic philosophy, and atheism." Church TimesTable of Contents1. Aquinas, Merit and Reformation Theology After the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: Michael Root (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary). 2. Ex Occidente Lux? Aquinas and Eastern Orthodox Theology: Bruce D. Marshall (Southern Methodist University). 3. Thomas Aquinas and Judaism: Henk J. M. Schoot (Catholic Theological University of Utrecht ) and Pim Valkenberg (Catholic University of Nijmegen). 4. Thomas Aquinas and Islam: David B. Burrell, CSC (University of Notre Dame). 5. Aquinas Meets the Buddhists: Prolegomenon to an Authentically Thomas-ist Basis for Dialogue: Paul Williams (University of Bristol). 6. Aquinas and Analytical Philosophy: Natural Allies?: Fergus Kerr, OP (Blackfriars). 7. On Denying the Right God: Aquinas on Atheism and Idolatry: Denys Turner (University of Cambridge). 8. Shouting in the Land of the Hard of Hearing: Ob Being a Hillbilly Thomist: Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt (Loyola College).
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis collection of readings with extensive editorial commentary brings together key texts of the most influential philosophers of the medieval era to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of philosophy. Features the writings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius, John Duns Scotus and other leading medieval thinkers Features several new translations of key thinkers of the medieval era, including John Buridan and Averroes Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors, who are leading scholars in the field Trade Review"Klima has produced an impressive volume, with texts on a wide variety of medieval philosophical discussion points that show the range of views and, broadly speaking, the trajectory of historical development on the individual issues. The translations themselves are first rate, several appear for the first time in this volume, and they are accompanied by expert introductions and annotations, as well as by a guide to further reading.... Klima's anthology of medieval philosophical texts will serve well as a course textbook or for a reader interested in getting an idea of some main issues in medieval philosophy and some important medieval views on those issues." (Russell L. Friedman, Medieval Review)Table of ContentsText Sources and Credits. Acknowledgments. General Introduction. Part I: Logic and Epistemology. Introduction. Philosophy, Theology, Logic, and the Sciences. 1. Augustine on Ancient Philosophy. 2. Dialectica Monacensis (anonymous, twelfth century) on the Division of Science. 3. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature and Scope of Sacred Doctrine. The Problem of Universals. 4. Boethius Against Real Universals. 5. John of Salisbury on the Controversy over Universals. 6. The Summa Lamberti on the Properties of Terms. 7. William Ockham on Universals. 8. John Buridan on the Predicables. Illumination vs. Abstraction, and Scientific Knowledge. 9. Augustine on Divine Ideas and Illumination. 10. Thomas Aquinas on Illumination vs. Abstraction. 11. Thomas Aquinas on our Knowledge of the First Principles of Demonstration. 12. Henry of Ghent on Divine Illumination. 13. Duns Scotus on Divine Illumination. Knowledge and Skepticism. 14. Augustine on the Certainty of Self-Knowledge. 15. Thomas Aquinas on whether the Intellect Can Be False. 16. Henry of Ghent on whether a Human Being Can Know Anything. 17. Nicholas of Autrecourt on Skepticism about Substance and Causality. 18. John Buridan on Scientific Knowledge. Part II: Philosophy Of Nature, Philosophy of the Soul, Metaphysics. Introduction. Hylomorphism, Causality, Natural Philosophy. 19. Thomas Aquinas on the Principles of Nature. 20. Thomas Aquinas on the Mixture of Elements. 21. Giles of Rome on the Errors of the Philosophers. 22. Selections from the Condemnation of 1277. 23. John Buridan and the Impetus Theory of Projectile Motion. Human Nature and the Philosophy of the Soul. 24. Augustine on the Soul. 25. Averroës on the Immateriality of the Intellect. 26. Siger of Brabant on the Intellective Soul. 27. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature and Powers of the Human Soul. 28. John Buridan on the Immateriality of the Soul. Metaphysics, Existence, and Essence. 29. Avicenna on Common Nature. 30. Thomas Aquinas on Being and Essence. 31. John Buridan on Essence and Existence. God’s Existence and Essence. 32. Augustine on Divine Immutability. 33. Anselm of Canterbury on God’s Existence. 34. Thomas Aquinas on God’s Existence and Simplicity. PART III: PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY. Introduction. Goodness and Being. 35. Augustine on Evil as the Privation of Goodness. 36. Augustine on the Origin of Moral Evil. 37. Boethius on Being and Goodness. 38. Thomas Aquinas on the Convertibility of Being and Goodness. Freedom of the Will. 39. Augustine on the “Divided Will”. 40. Boethius on Divine Providence and the Freedom of the Will. 41. Anselm of Canterbury on Free Will. 42. Henry of Ghent on the Primacy of the Will. Virtues and Happiness. 43. Boethius of Dacia on the Supreme Good. 44. Thomas Aquinas on Happiness. Divine Law, Natural Law, Positive Law. 45. Thomas Aquinas on Natural Law and Positive Law. 46. John Duns Scotus on Natural Law and Divine Law. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis collection of readings with extensive editorial commentary brings together key texts of the most influential philosophers of the medieval era to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of philosophy. Features the writings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius, John Duns Scotus and other leading medieval thinkers Features several new translations of key thinkers of the medieval era, including John Buridan and Averroes Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors, who are leading scholars in the field Trade Review"Klima has produced an impressive volume, with texts on a wide variety of medieval philosophical discussion points that show the range of views and, broadly speaking, the trajectory of historical development on the individual issues. The translations themselves are first rate, several appear for the first time in this volume, and they are accompanied by expert introductions and annotations, as well as by a guide to further reading.... Klima's anthology of medieval philosophical texts will serve well as a course textbook or for a reader interested in getting an idea of some main issues in medieval philosophy and some important medieval views on those issues." (Russell L. Friedman, Medieval Review)Table of ContentsContents Text Sources and Credits viii Acknowledgments xiii General Introduction 1 Part I Logic and Epistemology 27 Introduction 27 Philosophy, Theology, Logic, and the Sciences 31 1 Augustine on Ancient Philosophy 31 2 Dialectica Monacensis (anonymous, twelfth century) on the Division of Science 43 3 Thomas Aquinas on the Nature and Scope of Sacred Doctrine 45 The Problem of Universals 59 4 Boethius Against Real Universals 59 5 John of Salisbury on the Controversy over Universals 63 6 The Summa Lamberti on the Properties of Terms 66 7 William Ockham on Universals 71 8 John Buridan on the Predicables 79 Illumination vs. Abstraction, and Scientific Knowledge 83 9 Augustine on Divine Ideas and Illumination 83 10 Thomas Aquinas on Illumination vs. Abstraction 87 11 Thomas Aquinas on our Knowledge of the First Principles of Demonstration 98 12 Henry of Ghent on Divine Illumination 103 13 Duns Scotus on Divine Illumination 110 Knowledge and Skepticism 117 14 Augustine on the Certainty of Self-Knowledge 117 15 Thomas Aquinas on whether the Intellect Can Be False 120 16 Henry of Ghent on whether a Human Being Can Know Anything 123 17 Nicholas of Autrecourt on Skepticism about Substance and Causality 134 18 John Buridan on Scientific Knowledge 143 Part II Philosophy Of Nature, Philosophy of The Soul, Metaphysics 151 Introduction 151 Hylomorphism, Causality, Natural Philosophy 157 19 Thomas Aquinas on the Principles of Nature 157 20 Thomas Aquinas on the Mixture of Elements 168 21 Giles of Rome on the Errors of the Philosophers 171 22 Selections from the Condemnation of 1277 180 23 John Buridan and the Impetus Theory of Projectile Motion 190 Human Nature and the Philosophy of the Soul 195 24 Augustine on the Soul 195 25 Averroës on the Immateriality of the Intellect 198 26 Siger of Brabant on the Intellective Soul 203 27 Thomas Aquinas on the Nature and Powers of the Human Soul 207 28 John Buridan on the Immateriality of the Soul 219 Metaphysics, Existence, and Essence 225 29 Avicenna on Common Nature 225 30 Thomas Aquinas on Being and Essence 227 31 John Buridan on Essence and Existence 250 God’s Existence and Essence 255 32 Augustine on Divine Immutability 255 33 Anselm of Canterbury on God’s Existence 259 34 Thomas Aquinas on God’s Existence and Simplicity 266 Part III Practical Philosophy 303 Introduction 303 Goodness and Being 309 35 Augustine on Evil as the Privation of Goodness 309 36 Augustine on the Origin of Moral Evil 311 37 Boethius on Being and Goodness 318 38 Thomas Aquinas on the Convertibility of Being and Goodness 322 Freedom of the Will 325 39 Augustine on the “Divided Will” 325 40 Boethius on Divine Providence and the Freedom of the Will 331 41 Anselm of Canterbury on Free Will 337 42 Henry of Ghent on the Primacy of the Will 349 Virtues and Happiness 353 43 Boethius of Dacia on the Supreme Good 353 44 Thomas Aquinas on Happiness 358 Divine Law, Natural Law, Positive Law 361 45 Thomas Aquinas on Natural Law and Positive Law 361 46 John Duns Scotus on Natural Law and Divine Law 375 Suggestions for Further Reading 382 Index 388
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University of Toronto Press The Correspondence of Erasmus
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel. In the winter of 1528-9, however, the Swiss version of the Lutheran Reformation triumphed in the city, destroying the liberal-reformist atmosphere Erasmus had found so congenial. Unwilling to live in a place where Catholic doctrine and practice were officially proscribed, Erasmus resettled in the quiet, reliably Catholic university town of Freiburg im Breisgau, Despite the turmoil of moving, Erasmus managed to complete the new Froben editions of Seneca and St Augustine, both monumental projects that had been underway for years. He also found time to engage in controversy with his conservative Catholic critics, as well as to write a long letter lamenting the execution for heresy of his friend Louis de Berquin at Paris. Volume 15 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.Trade Review'Modern readers will find these new English translations as stimulating and entertaining as Erasmus' contemporaries found the originals.' -- Amy Nelson Burnett Erasmus Studies vol 35:2015Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Map showing the principal places mentioned in Volume 15 Letters 2082-2203 Table of Correspondents Works Frequently Cited Short-title Forms for Erasmus' Works Index
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University of Toronto Press Entertaining the Idea
Book SynopsisThis collection assembles essays on key words that link performance and philosophy in the works of Shakespeare.Trade Review"This book is yet another superb result of the long-standing publishing joint venture of the UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series and University of Toronto Press. The volume’s editors have brought together twelve stimulating and original essays." -- Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary’s University * Renaissance and Reformation *Table of ContentsIllustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Lowell Gallagher, James Kearney, and Julia Reinhard Lupton Section I: Key Words 1. Shakespeare and Role Playing Tzachi Zamir 2. Habit J.K. Barret 3. Acknowledgment Sarah Beckwith 4. Judgment Kevin Curran 5. Way of Life James Kuzner 6. Entertainment Jeffrey Knapp 7. Curse Björn Quiring 8. Care Sheiba Kian Kaufman Section II: Extended Encounters 9. Shakespeare’s Now: Some Philosophical Perspectives on King Lear and The Winter’s Tale Sanford Budick 10. Hegel with Hamlet: Questions of Method Anselm Haverkamp 11. Bliss Unrevealed: The “Trial” in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale Paul Kottman Afterword by Charles McNulty, Theatre Critic, Los Angeles Times Works Cited Contributors Index
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University of Toronto Press The Correspondence of Erasmus
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel. In the winter of 1528-9, however, the Swiss version of the Lutheran Reformation triumphed in the city, destroying the liberal-reformist atmosphere Erasmus had found so congenial. Unwilling to live in a place where Catholic doctrine and practice were officially proscribed, Erasmus resettled in the quiet, reliably Catholic university town of Freiburg im Breisgau, Despite the turmoil of moving, Erasmus managed to complete the new Froben editions of Seneca and St Augustine, both monumental projects that had been underway for years. He also found time to engage in controversy with his conservative Catholic critics, as well as to write a long letter lamenting the execution for heresy of his friend Louis de Berquin at Paris. Volume 15 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Map showing the principal places mentioned in Volume 15 Letters 2082-2203 Table of Correspondents Works Frequently Cited Short-title Forms for Erasmus’ Works Index
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Cornell University Press Job Boethius and Epic Truth
Book SynopsisCalling into question the common assumption that the Middle Ages produced no secondary epics, Ann W. Astell here revises a key chapter in literary history. She examines the connections between the Book of Job and Boethius'' s Consolation of Philosophytexts closely associated with each other in the minds of medieval readers and writersand demonstrates that these two works served as a conduit for the tradition of heroic poetry from antiquity through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. As she traces the complex influences of classical and biblical texts on vernacular literature, Astell offers provocative readings of works by Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Malory, Milton, and many others.Astell looks at the relationship between the historical reception of the epic and successive imitative forms, showing how Boethius''s Consolation and Johan biblical commentaries echo the allegorical treatment of epic truth in the poems of Homer and Virgil, and how in turn many worksTrade ReviewThough present-day critics, who concentrate on form, generally find the epic discontinuous in the Middle Ages, Astell argues that the genre persisted as the biblical book of Job and Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy were imitated and alluded to as examples throughout the period.... The scholarship is prodigious, the argument convincing, and the Christian stance congenial to the subject. Highly recommended. * Choice *
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Cornell University Press Machiavelli on War
Book SynopsisMachiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the philosopher-historian''s treatment of war throughout his writings, from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence''s top official for military matters to his posthumous works, The Prince and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli''s works, the substance of his thoughts, and his own activity as a writer, concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher because he was the first modern philosopher of war.Lynch details Machiavelli''s understanding of warfare in terms of both actual armed conflict and at the intellectual level of thinkers competing on the field of knowledge and belief. Throughout Machiavelli''s works, he focuses on how military commanders'' knowledge of human necessities, beginning with their own, enables and requires them to mold soldiers, o
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Stanford University Press A Guide to TheGuide to the Perplexed
Book SynopsisIn this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman shares the insights gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning and purpose of Maimonides'' celebrated Guide to the Perplexed. Written in the late twelfth century, Maimonides'' Guide aims to help religiously committed readers who are alive to the challenges posed by reason and the natural sciences to biblical and rabbinic tradition. Keyed to the new translation and commentary by Lenn E. Goodman and Phillip I. Lieberman, this volume follows Maimonides'' life and learning and delves into the text of the Guide, clearly explaining just what Maimonides means by identifying the Talmudic Ma''aseh Bereshit and Ma''aseh Merkavah with physics and metaphysics (to Maimonides, biblical cosmology and theology). Exploring Maimonides'' treatments of revelation, religious practice and experience, law and ritual, the problem of evil, and the rational purposes of the commandments, this guide to the Guide explains the tac
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St Augustine's Press The Ark, the Covenant, and the Poor Men`s Chest –
Book SynopsisWhat role did Humanism play in the emergence of English Protestantism? This question has remained a live issue for Reformation scholarship over the past four centuries. In The Ark, the Covenant, and the Poor Men’s Chest, the author examines the issue in detail, utilizing categories drawn from the research of John W. O’Malley on the application of different modes of classical rhetoric to biblical interpretation during the Renaissance. Anyone interested in either the revival of classical learning during the Renaissance or the religious upheaval of the English Reformation will benefit from reading this work. The book’s focus on primary sources from the sixteenth century and the best insights from recent secondary scholarship yields insights that will be of great interest to specialists in the field of Renaissance and Reformation studies. The inclusion of a timeline of major events, a biographical index of major figures, and a glossary of theological terms make this work accessible and helpful for students with varying degrees of familiarity with early modern England. Comparing the exegetical writings of Erasmus and John Colet, the author illustrates the key differences between Erasmian and Italian Humanism. Erasmus’ reliance upon deliberative oratory for the explication of scripture, and his preoccupation with a Platonic philosophia Christi, result in an oracular Christology, focused narrowly on the speech of Jesus. By contrast, Italian Humanism relies upon epideictic rhetoric, and yields a portrait of Christ that highlights the deeds of the Messiah and the paschal dimensions of His salvific work, as seen in the writings of John Colet. These divergent patterns of biblical interpretation are also characteristic of the writings of the two bishops of London during the Reformation, Edmund Bonner (imprisoned under Edward VI, and returned to his diocese by Mary Tudor), and Nicholas Ridley (assistant and confidant to Thomas Cranmer). Their contrasting approaches to scriptural interpretation suggest that opting for either Italian or Erasmian Humanism may have been decisive, both for Ridley’s Protestantism and Bonner’s Catholicism.
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St Augustine's Press Medieval Philosophy Redefined as the Latin Age
Book SynopsisIn a statement published for Paul Cobley’s edition of Realism for the 21st Century. A John Deely Reader, Umberto Eco wrote that “John Deely has not only paid attention to the Second Scholasticism but also to the first one”. In the present book, Deely goes one step further, by establishing the continuity of the Latin Age as a whole. He shows how the Latin thinkers demonstrated the presuppositions and created the framework of critical thought that made possible and inevitable the turn to science in the modern sense. The book thus shows how and why criticalachievements of the Latins remain requisite, even today, for the proper understanding of science and technology as offshot of the “Way of Signs” upon which all of thought, as also evikytuib as a whole, perforce travels. “With the sophistic modern and Enlightenment misconceptions about philosophy’s nature and history daily crashing and burning around us, Deely’s unconventional way of understanding medieval philosophy is like a breath of fresh air amid intellectual smog. This is a great book, the single most important study of medieval thought in half a century or more. It deserves an unbiased hearing by anyone today claiming to be a serious philosopher.” — Peter A. Redpath Founding Chairman, Universities of Western Civilization Chairman of the Board, The International Etienne Gilson Society “Drawing upon the thought of John Poinsot and Charles Pierce, John Deely has opened a distinctively postmodern path to the metaphysics of being, at once illuminating much of this ancient tradition while casting new light upon it in the context of contemporary thought. His treatment notably of St. Thomas is not merely a return to an earlier thinker, but an opening to a different path, at once in profound agreement with St. Thomas and yet heretofore unexplored. This book, thus, not only constitutes a return to a past era, but shows this era in a new light that illuminates as well the contemporary scene.” — Kenneth L. Schmitz Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Canada Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Washington, D.C.
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