The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy

This volume, first published in 2003, spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and into the fourteenth century.

A. S. McGrade (Edited by)

9780521000635, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 August 2003

424 pages, 1 b/w illus.
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg

'The latest addition to the Cambridge Companion series contains much that will be useful to the student of mediaeval philosophy …' The Philosophical Quarterly

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, first published in 2003, takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to do philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle Ages and engage all the areas in which medieval philosophy flourished, including language and logic, the study of God and being, natural philosophy, human nature, morality, and politics. The discussion is supplemented with chronological charts, biographies of the major thinkers, and a guide to the transmission and translation of medieval texts. The volume will be invaluable for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this period.

Preface
Abbreviations and forms of reference
Introduction A. S. McGrade
1. Medieval philosophy in context Steven P. Marrone
2. Two distinctive medieval ideas: eternity and hierarchy John Marenbon and D. E. Luscombe
3. Language and logic E. J. Ashworth
4. Philosophy in Islam Therese-Anne Druart
5. Jewish philosophy Idit Dobbs-Weinstein
6. Metaphysics: God and being Stephen P. Menn
7. Creation and nature Edith Dudley Sylla
8. Natures: the problem of universals Gyula Klima
9. Human nature Robert Pasnau
10. The moral life Bonnie D. Kent
11. Ultimate goods: happiness and bliss James McEvoy
12. Political thought Annabel S. Brett
13. Medieval philosophy in later thought P. J. FitzPatrick and John Haldane
14. Transmission and translation of medieval philosophical texts Thomas Williams
Chronology
Major events in medieval history
Biographies of major medieval philosophers
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX], Religion & beliefs [HR], Philosophy [HP]