Medieval Western philosophy

It's interesting to note that during the middle ages, Europe used a feudal system of government and society.

The Black Plague is depressing read but it's something that's forever embedded in history.

In the middle ages, there were nobles and knights who performed special roles in society.

History may have been started by the people before us but that story has molded our present.

Did you know that in ancient Europe the distribution of power is so great that nobles were very rich while the slaves were very poor?

An interdisciplinary collection of essays on the medical and social articulation of death, this anthology considers to what extent a subject as elusive as death can be examined.

This book provides a fresh reading of Aquinas' metaphysics in the light of insights from the works of Frege.

This volume is a collection of essays on a special theme in Aristotelian philosophy of mind: the internal senses.

This book is a collection of studies on topics related to subjectivity and selfhood in medieval and early modern philosophy.

This book offers a comparative study of emotion in Arabic Islamic and English Christian contemplative texts, c.

This volume features essays that explore the insights of the 14th-century Parisian nominalist philosopher, John Buridan.

This book critically explores the development of radical criminological thought through the social, political and cultural history of the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

This book analyses how the three books of visions by Hildegard of Bingen use the allegorical vision as a form of knowledge.

This collected volume is inspired by the work of Edward Halper and is historically focused with contributions from leading scholars in Ancient and Medieval philosophy.

This book explores a wide range of topics relating to scientific and religious learning in the work of Bishop Robert Grosseteste (c.

This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers.

This bold new work discusses truth, and the value of a metaphysical approach to truth, from philosophical and theological perspectives.

Charlemagne is probably the most well-known ruler of the Middle Ages: the most important offspring of the Carolingians, as a "constructor of Europe", he coined the times in the long-term and fascinated subsequent generations.

In diesem Band werden die abschließenden Erörterungen der ›Untersuchungen über die Wahrheit‹ vorgelegt, die Thomas von Aquin zwischen 1256 und 1259 in Paris verfasst hat.

In this book, philosopher Jean W.

In this book, philosopher Jean W.

Die vorliegenden »Quaestionen »erörtern Fragen der Willensfreiheit in einem Rahmen, der in der zeitgenössischen Philosophie weitgehend verloren ist: in einer Metaphysik des Seins, welches auf sein Gut-Sein hin befragt wird.

Lev Shestov's By Faith Alone confronts Eastern and Western European conceptions of faith through Russian literature, ancient and medieval philosophy, and Christian theology.

Shedding new light on the understudied Italian Renaissance scholar, Andrea Cesalpino, and the diverse fields he wrote on, this volume covers the multiple traditions that characterize his complex natural philosophy and medical theories, taking in epistemology, demonology, mineralogy, and botany.

Shedding new light on the understudied Italian Renaissance scholar, Andrea Cesalpino, and the diverse fields he wrote on, this volume covers the multiple traditions that characterize his complex natural philosophy and medical theories, taking in epistemology, demonology, mineralogy, and botany.

In den 16 Quaestionen zur Erörterung der Frage nach dem Ursprung und dem Wesen des Schlechten und Bösen in der Welt und im Handeln der Menschen, also des Übels, versucht Thomas zu zeigen, dass das Übel (ipsum malum) nicht als die andere Seite oder der Antipode des Guten aufzufassen ist, sondern als eine akzidentiell bewirkte Verfehlung des Guten, nach dem alles strebt: Das Übel wirkt nicht aus eigener Kraft, der wir ausgeliefert sind und der wir begegnen müssen, sondern es ist die Folge falschen Handelns - ein vermeidbarer Defekt.

Fictions of Witness in the Confessio Amantis details the first years of the Confessio's material history and offers a major revision to a century's old narrative of political revision and conversion around the trauma of 1400.

Thomas von Aquin denkt eine den modernen Menschen provozierende Kohärenz von Metaphysik und Ethik, wie uns seine »theologische Summe« vor Augen führt.

Thomas von Aquin ist 'der' Denker des Mittelalters, der die am längsten anhaltende Orientierung geboten, die intensivsten historischen Interessen auf sich gezogen und - neben seiner Bedeutung als Kirchenlehrer - für die vielfältigsten denkerischen Konzeptionen Pate gestanden hat und dessen Werk daher noch heute auf praktisch allen Feldern philosophischer Problemstellungen Anregungen zu geben vermag.

Lev Shestov's By Faith Alone confronts Eastern and Western European conceptions of faith through Russian literature, ancient and medieval philosophy, and Christian theology.

Diese frühen und umfänglichsten Untersuchungen des Thomas von Aquin werden mit dem Begriff der Wahrheit eröffnet, der diesen Erörterungen den Titel gegeben hat.

In den 16 Quaestionen zur Erörterung der Frage nach dem Ursprung und dem Wesen des Schlechten und Bösen in der Welt und im Handeln der Menschen, also des Übels, versucht Thomas zu zeigen, dass das Übel (ipsum malum) nicht als die andere Seite oder der Antipode des Guten aufzufassen ist, sondern als eine akzidentiell bewirkte Verfehlung des Guten, nach dem alles strebt: Das Übel wirkt nicht aus eigener Kraft, der wir ausgeliefert sind und der wir begegnen müssen, sondern es ist die Folge falschen Handelns - ein vermeidbarer Defekt.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sina, often known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna.

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England offers a wide-ranging exploration of hybridity in medieval English literature.

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England offers a wide-ranging exploration of hybridity in medieval English literature.

Thomas von Aquin ist 'der' Denker des Mittelalters, der die am längsten anhaltende Orientierung geboten, die intensivsten historischen Interessen auf sich gezogen und - neben seiner Bedeutung als Kirchenlehrer - für die vielfältigsten denkerischen Konzeptionen Pate gestanden hat und dessen Werk daher noch heute auf praktisch allen Feldern philosophischer Problemstellungen Anregungen zu geben vermag.

Dive into the cunning world of political strategy with Niccolo Machiavelli's seminal work, The Prince.

This innovative volume investigates the meaning of 'something' in different recent philosophical traditions in order to rethink the logic and the unity of ontology, without forgetting to compare these views to earlier significative accounts in the history of philosophy.

This book discusses fundamental topics on contemporary Ockhamism.

This book bridges medieval and contemporary philosophical thinkers, examining the relationship between fiction and philosophy for bringing about social change.

An integrative approach to Jewish and Muslim philosophy in al-AndalusAl-Andalus, the Iberian territory ruled by Islam from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, was home to a flourishing philosophical culture among Muslims and the Jews who lived in their midst.

With exceptionally clear analysis, James Fetzer dissects the philosophical issues underlying todays most contentious moral debates.

The Medieval History is very interesting, especially for kids, because it details the time that came after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

In the medieval ages, there were specific societal structures and classes that pretty much dictate how lives were lived.

In the Medieval times, the world looked different.

Learning history will never be boring with this educational book.

Hacia el año 1150, Hildegarda de Bingen reunió sus composiciones y formó con ellas un ciclo lírico completo al que llamó «Sinfonía de la armonía de las revelaciones celestiales», corpus que incluye la notación musical de la propia autora.

This comprehensive volume surveys an important but neglected period of Chinese intellectual history: Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism).