Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy, Volume 3 (UK)

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-874380-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press(UK)

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field. The series covers all aspects of medieval philosophy, including the Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew traditions, and runs from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. It publishes new work by leading scholars in the field, and combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness. The papers will address a wide range of topics, from political philosophy to ethics, and logic to metaphysics. OSMP is an essential resource for anyone working in the area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pasnau, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Augustine on the Varieties of Understanding

- The Logic of Dead Humans: Abelard and the Transformation of the Porphyrian Tree

- The Fate of the Flying Man: Medieval Reception of Avicenna's Thought Experiment

- Mind the Gap? The Principle of Non-Repeatability and Aquinas's Account of the Resurrection

- Duns Scotus and Divine Necessity

- Scientia Realis and Ockham's Argument for Mental Language

- Critical Notice

- Silence, Skepticism, and Vulgar Theology: On Stern's Maimonides

- Discussion

- Aquinas on the Beginning and End of Human Life: A Rejoinder to Patrick Toner

- Briefly Noted: Smith - Pessin - Grellard - Cory - Uncertain Knowledge

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Pasnau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. He received his PhD in 1994 from Cornell University, and has published widely on the history of philosophy. He won the APA Book Prize for Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature (CUP, 2002), and has more recently published The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy (CUP, 2010) and Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 (OUP, 2011).