ABSTRACT

The philosophy discussed in this volume constitutes the intellectual and philosophical ideas of the medieval era, from Aquinas and Anselm, the intellectual philosophy of the Judaic and Arabic traditions, the Twelfth Century Renaissance and the philosophical ideas associated with the emergence of the universities. This volume provides a broad and scholarly introduction to the major authors and issues involved in the philosophical discourse of the medieval era, as well as some original interpretations of the philosophical writings addressed. It includes a glossary of technical terms and a chronological table of philosophical and other cultural events.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|20 pages

From the beginnings to Avicenna

chapter Chapter 3|16 pages

Averroes

chapter Chapter 4|31 pages

Jewish philosophy

chapter Chapter 7|38 pages

The twelfth century

chapter Chapter 11|28 pages

Thomas Aquinas

chapter Chapter 13|38 pages

Henry of Ghent and Duns Scotus

chapter Chapter 14|39 pages

Ockham's world and future

chapter Chapter 17|24 pages

Late medieval logic

chapter Chapter 19|23 pages

Suárez (and later scholasticism)