Medieval Western philosophy Books
Oxford University Press Anselms Argument Divine Necessity
Book SynopsisAnselm of Canterbury gave the first "ontological" argument for God's existence as necessary. Yet philosophers have mostly neglected to examine what modal concepts he uses, and what their metaphysical basis is. Brian Leftow sets out Anselm's modal metaphysics, and defends all but one premise of Anselm's best argument for God's existence.Trade Reviewa detailed and robustly defended Anselmian account of perfect being necessity against challenges that have emerged in the history of philosophy after St Anselm * Gaven Kerr, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Metaphysics 2: The Applications 3: The Problems 4: The Argument 5: Brouwer 6: Hume 7: Kant 8: Swinburne 9: The Parallel Argument 10: Imagining Nothing 11: Thinking of Nothing 12: Five More Objections 13: Perfect Being Contingency? 14: Essence Options 15: Other Non-Concreta 16: Contingency Concluded 17: The Less-Maker Argument 18: Envoi
£87.75
Oxford University Press Robert Greystones on Certainty and Skepticism
Book SynopsisRobert Greystones on Certainty and Skepticism: Selections from His Works is a continuation of the volume previously published by Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, Robert Greystones on the Freedom of the Will: Selections from His Commentary on the Sentences (edited by Mark Henninger, with Robert Andrews and Jennifer Ottman, 2017). In the course of preparation of the first volume, startling information arose concerning the nature and extent of Greystones'' skepticism. Following draft editions of a number of Greystones'' Sentences commentary questions, the most relevant five questions were selected for editing and translation.Greystones is in the tradition of Nicholas of Autrecourt, William Crathorn, Monachus Niger (the Black Monk), Nicholas Aston, and John Went, but the earliest of these figures. Building upon the 69th proposition of the Condemnation of 1277, Greystones concludes that God''s unlimited power must lead to a radical skepticism about human knowledge. We cannot be certain wheth
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WW Norton & Co The Dream of Reason A History of Western
Book Synopsis"His book...supplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell."—A. C. GraylingTrade Review"Supplants all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell." -- A. C. Grayling - Independent"Gottlieb is as enjoyable as he is intellectually stimulating." -- Robert Conquest - Los Angeles Times"[Gottlieb] writes with fluency and lucidity, with a gift for making even difficult matters seem comprehensible." -- Richard Jenkins - New York Times"A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up to the Renaissance." -- Sir Roger Penrose
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WW Norton & Co Be Like the Fox Machiavelli In His World
Book Synopsis“Remarkable, engaging.… Be Like the Fox can be read with pleasure by anyone interested in the craft of politics and the life of ideas.”—New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"Lively, compulsively readable, unshowily erudite." -- Terry Eagleton - Guardian"A ripping read.… fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox." -- Telegraph"In this tightly composed narrative of Machiavelli’s life and works, Benner argues that The Prince is a work of secret subversion, using irony and beguilement to advance a staunchly republican message.… A gripping portrait of a brilliant political thinker, who understood the dangers of authoritarianism and looked for ways to curb them even though independent speech had become impossible." -- The New Yorker"Unconventional.… Benner argues that in [his] turbulent, violent world, Machiavelli’s most consistent advice favoured principle, restraint and respect for the rule of law, even in The Prince.… Compelling." -- Julian Baggini - Financial Times"Erica Benner convincingly argues [that] there was a great deal more to Machiavelli.… She interweaves his own words with those of his contemporaries, as well as setting him in the context of his world. The result is a rich, vivid, and endlessly surprising portrayal of the man and his times." -- BBC Book Review"Benner’s eminently readable book serves as an introduction to Machiavelli and offers plenty of fresh insight even for those sure they know him and his work. Like Machiavelli’s own writings, Benner’s is a meditation on the virtues and flaws of various forms of government and ambitious men who will rule at will unless checked by institutions." -- Foreign Policy"Excellent.… [Benner is] a fantastic reader of Machiavelli’s very varied literary output. She’s as well-versed in this author’s writing style and writing mind as readers could ask of any biographer." -- Open Letters Monthly"Fascinating, remarkable.… Erica Benner illuminates not only the life of Machiavelli but the complex and cruel political world in which he operated." -- Avi Shlaim"Erica Benner’s enthralling and moving evocation of Machiavelli’s turbulent career reveals how much he is our contemporary." -- Rosamund Bartlett, author of Tolstoy: A Russian Life"In our world of new princes and divided societies, with confrontations in constant danger of escalating to conflict, Be Like the Fox reads like a cautionary call from the past. Anyone seeking to understand power, force, and government today would do well to read this book." -- General Sir Rupert Smith, author of The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
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Lexington Books Gladly to Learn and Gladly to Teach Essays on
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that bears testimony to the scholarship and legacy of Ernest Fortin. With contributions on subjects ranging from philosophy, political science, literature and theology, it seeks to reflect the depth and breadth of Fortin's interests in political philosophy and religion.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Athens and Jerusalem Chapter 3 The Paradox of Christian Tradition Chapter 4 Philosophy and Belief Chapter 5 The Jerusalem of Medieval Jewish Philosophy Chapter 6 Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Historicism in Pope John Paul II's Fides et Ratio Part 7 Christianity and Politics Chapter 8 Tra feltro e feltro: Whence Dante's Greyhound? Chapter 9 On Christianity and Political Life: Shakespeare's Henry V Chapter 10 In the Wake of Enlightenment: The Catholic Church and Thomas Hobbes Part 11 Ancients and Moderns Chapter 12 Moderation and the Common Good in Ancient and Modern Thought Chapter 13 Rights, Duties, and the Problem of Humility Chapter 14 Ancient and Modern Political Rationalism in the Thought of Leo Strauss Chapter 15 Prudence and the Legislative Art in Book II of Aristotle's Politics Chapter 16 Augustine's Confessions as Autobiography: Pre-Modern or Modern? Chapter 17 Eternity and Time Part 18 The Challenges of Modern Democracy Chapter 19 Washington and the Founding of Constitutional Democracy Chapter 20 Kant on Democratic Honor Chapter 21 Political Correctness Chapter 22 True Esotericism Part 23 The Life and Work of Ernest Fortin Chapter 24 Interview with Ernest Fortin and Photographs of His Life Chapter 25 Bibliography of the Writings of Ernest Fortin
£125.08
Lexington Books A Neomedieval Essay in Philosophical Theology
Book SynopsisPresenting meditations by the author on medieval philosophical theology - from a Christian perspective - this essay considers medieval arguements for the existance of God and refutes the ability of major arguements to succeed in demonstrating God's existance.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Philosophy and Theology Chapter 2 Religion and Axiological Rationality Chapter 3 Concepts of God Chapter 4 Types of Predication and Forms of Theology Chapter 5 The Power of God Chapter 6 The Goodness of God Chapter 7 Arguments from the Concept to the Existence of God Chapter 8 Necessary Existence and Monotheism Chapter 9 Concluding Remarks
£116.85
The Catholic University of America Press Reclaiming Moral Agency
Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive analysis of the moral philosophy of Albert the Great (1200-1280). This book demonstrates that Albert was very concerned to produce a rigorously organized philosophy of moral goodness, and for the most part succeeded in that aim.
£67.00
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
University Press of America Literacy Politics and Artistic Innovation in the
Book SynopsisThe articles contained in this volume are indicative of a new effort, in the best of current research on the early medieval west, to examine the period from new angles that more fully illumine its vitality and creativity than has been done in the past.Trade ReviewThese are very original essays on a timely subject. -- E. Ann Matter, University of PennsylvaniaThese are very original essays on a timely subject. -- E. Ann Matter, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsThe end of the "Dark Ages", Celia M. Chazelle; literate authority in Bede's story of Imma, Seth Lerer; from brigandage to justice - Charlemagne, 785-794, Thomas F.X. Noble; the originality of early medieval artists, Lawrence Nees.
£61.74
Marquette University Press Perception as a Capacity for Knowledge
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PIMS The Sentences Book 1
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£40.38
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies,Canada Isagoge Mediaeval Sources in Translation
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£10.40
Hay House Inc Secrets of Space Clearing
Book SynopsisBest-selling author and originator of the term space clearing, Denise Linn offers a comprehensive and practical guide to transforming the energy in any environment through both modern and traditional methods such as feng shui, clearing clutter (whether physical, emotional, or spiritual), essential oils, crystals, and more. Space clearing is the art of cleansing and harmonizing the energy within an environment. This practice has the power to not only make your home feel good but also help those within to feel more positive and energetic, to bring balance to relationships, and to remove blocks for increased abundance, creativity, and well-being. In this comprehensive guide to space clearing, internationally best-selling author Denise Linn distills more than 45 years of experience as a leading authority in energy healing to guide you through ancient rituals and modern techniques for regaining control of the energy in any environment, including your home and your body. You'll learn how t
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Ivan R Dee, Inc St. Augustine in 90 Minutes
Book Synopsis“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one’s friends to Western civilization.”—Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”—Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”—Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal. These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensive and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.Trade ReviewWell-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading. -- Richard Bernstein * The New York Times *Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise. -- Jim Holt * The Wall Street Journal *Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization. -- Katherine A. Powers * The Boston Globe *A godsend in this era of the short attention span. -- Daryl Royster Alexander * The New York Times *
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Ivan R Dee, Inc Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes
Book Synopsis“Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one’s friends to Western civilization.”—Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. “Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading.”—Richard Bernstein, New York Times. “Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”—Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal. These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensive and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.Trade ReviewWell-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading. -- Richard Bernstein * The New York Times *Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise. -- Jim Holt * The Wall Street Journal *Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization. -- Katherine A. Powers * The Boston Globe *A godsend in this era of the short attention span. -- Daryl Royster Alexander * The New York Times *
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Ivan R Dee, Inc Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes
Book SynopsisIn Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Aquinas's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Aquinas's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Aquinas within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.Trade ReviewWell-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them...I find them hard to stop reading. -- Richard Bernstein * The New York Times *Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise. -- Jim Holt * The Wall Street Journal *Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization. -- Katherine A. Powers * The Boston Globe *A godsend in this era of the short attention span. -- Daryl Royster Alexander * The New York Times *
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Associated University Presses Charting Change in France Around 1540
Book SynopsisDuring the decade or so surrounding 1540, there is a change in French thinkers' assumptions about themselves, their country, and their place in the world. This evolutionary change is examined from multidisciplinary points of view, providing readers with tools for interpreting, defining, and understanding it in a broader sense. The character of the change being explored here is neither rupture nor revolution. It is a displacement of center that contributes to, or in some cases actually creates, a changed relation between past and mid-sixteenth-century present as well as between that present and attitudes toward the future. During the period around 1540, French thinkers and French perceptions opened to the notion that what-had-never-been now could be, what for lack of a better term, called the new, often accompanied by a nationalism proclaiming it for France. This brings a fresh understanding of what it means to be French - in language, in music, even in food. It brings an expansion of categories to be treated as part of the French economy, like Canadian fish, or more surprisingly, leisure, or music. Marian Rothstein is Professor of French at Carthage College.
£99.03
Ignatius Press The Consolation of Philosophy: Ignatius Critical
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Arcade Publishing A Short History of Decay
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£15.30
Skyhorse Publishing Conjunctions and Disjunctions
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£11.39
Franciscan Academic Press The Byzantine Platonists, 284-1453
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together articles by sixteen leading scholars on a cross-section of Platonists authors—Christian and non-Christian—from early through late Byzantium philosophy, including the Capaddocians, Cyril, Proclus, Damascius, Dionysius, George of Pisidia, Nicetas Stethatos, Nikephoros Choumenos, Psellos, and George Palamas. The reception of Byzantine thought in the Latin tradition is also considered. The articles collectively show development in the Greek East on ontological issues such as the doctrine of the soul, as well as theological concepts of the One/God and Trinity within a hierarchical universe. The volume considers exegetical questions relating to the use of Plato and the Platonists by Byzantine Christian authors.
£58.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Short History of Medieval Christianity
Book SynopsisWhat did people really believe in the Middle Ages? Much of our sense of the medieval period has come down to us from the writings of the learned: the abbots, priors, magnates, scholastic theologians and others who between them, and across Christendom, controlled the machinery of church and state. For G R Evans too much emphasis has been placed on a governing elite and too little on those - the great mass of the semi-literate and illiterate, and the emergent middle classes - who stood outside the innermost circles of ecclesiastical power, privilege and education. Her book finally gives proper weight to the neglected literature of demotic religion: the lives of saints; writings by those - including lay women - who had mystical experiences; and lively texts containing stories for popular edification. Ranging widely, from the fall of Rome to the ideas of the Reformation, the author addresses vital topics like the appeal of monasticism, the lure of the Crusades, the rise of the friars and the acute crisis of heresy. As Evans reveals, medieval Christianity was shaped above all by its promise of salvation or eternal perdition.Trade ReviewA concise overview of Christianity from its birth in the Roman Empire to seventeenth-century Europe ... offering fresh perspectives and new insights to the church's history. * Anglican and Episcopal History *
£22.07
Ave Maria University Press The Sentences, Book 1
Book SynopsisAlthough he wrote sermons, letters, and commentaries on Holy Scripture, Lombard’s Four Books of Sentences (1148–51) established his reputation and subsequent fame, earning him the title of magister sententiarum (“master of the sentences”). The Sentences, a collection of teachings of the Church Fathers and opinions of medieval masters arranged as a systematic treatise, marked the culmination of a long tradition of theological pedagogy, and until the 16th century it was the official textbook in the universities. Hundreds of scholars wrote commentaries on it, including the celebrated philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas.Book I of the Sentences discusses God, the Trinity, divine guidance, evil, predestination. While Lombard showed originality in choosing and arranging his texts, in utilizing different currents of thought, and in avoiding extremes, of special importance to medieval theologians was his clarification of the theology of the sacraments. He asserted that there are seven sacraments and that a sacrament is not merely a “visible sign of invisible grace” (after Augustine of Hippo) but also the “cause of the grace it signifies.” In ethical matters, he decreed that a man’s actions are judged good or bad according to their cause and intention, except those acts that are evil by nature.
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Les Belles Lettres Traite Sur La Quantite. Traite Sur Le Corps Du
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Les Belles Lettres Livre Des Paraboles de la Genese
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Les Belles Lettres Le Traite Du Flux: Tractatus de Fluxu Causatorum
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£46.00
Les Belles Lettres de l'Ethique Du Roi Et Du Gouvernement Du Royaume
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Les Belles Lettres Theoremes Sur L'Etre Et L'Essence
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Les Belles Lettres Isidore de Seville, Etymologiae XVI: de la
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£73.15
Les Belles Lettres Isidore de Seville, Etymologies VI: La Bible
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£60.80
Les Belles Lettres Isidore de Seville, Etymologiae V: de Legibus -
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Les Belles Lettres Isidore de Seville, Etymologies VII: Dieu, Les
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Les Belles Lettres L'Un Et Le Divers, Questions Sur La Nature, Avec
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Les Belles Lettres Jean de Salisbury Et La Renaissance Medievale Du
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Les Belles Lettres Le Pouvoir MIS a la Question: Theologiens Et
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£31.00
Les Belles Lettres L'Errance Des Normes: Elements d'Ethique
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Les Belles Lettres Tommaso Campanella: Le Livre Et Le Corps de la
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£41.00
Les Belles Lettres La Pensee Franciscaine. Un Seuil de la Modernite
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Les Belles Lettres Richard de Mediavilla, Troisieme Quodlibet
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Les Belles Lettres La Chasse de la Sagesse
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Les Belles Lettres Histoire de l'Equilibre (1250-1375): L'Apparition
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Les Belles Lettres L' Horloge de la Sagesse
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Les Belles Lettres Dante Et l'Averroisme
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Les Belles Lettres Commentaire Des Sentences: Prologue
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Les Belles Lettres de la Restitution: La Pensee Juridico-Politique
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Les Belles Lettres Richard de Mediavilla: Questions Disputees, Tome
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Les Belles Lettres Richard de Mediavilla, Questions Disputees. Tome
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